Chateau Yon-Figeac dates back to the summer of June 1881. As you can imagine from the name, Yon-Figeac was once a part of the massive Chateau Figeac estate, which gave birth to numerous St. Emilion estates that now bear the name of Figeac, as part of their name.
Chateau Yon-Figeac is owned Alain Castle who also owns property in the Loire Valley region. Alain Castle purchased Chateau Yon-Figeac in 2005 from the Germain family who owned the vineyard since 1985 when it was purchased by Bernard Germain.
With its 24 hectares in one piece, the terroir of the property has a nice homogeneity and a privileged location. Co-planted with 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, this Grand Cru Classé first draws its personality from the quality of soils: clay-limestone north of the estate and gravel-siliceous to the south, then in a microclimate reinforced by the presence of a pond. Permanent remediation and regeneration works, soil hydrometry regulation create optimal conditions and contribute to the development of the vineyard. The average age of the vines depends on the parcels but is on average 25 to 35 years old. The vineyard is the object of attentive care whose priority objective is to obtain the right maturity of the grapes which, afterwards, will express all the typicity of the Saint-Emilion. In the harvest, only grapes that have reached maturity are selected for the next stage: 6 weeks of fermentation followed by a long maceration period. Then the aging is done for 16 to 18 months in barrels of which 40% new wood.
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