Appellation: Sainte Foy, Bordeaux
Grapes: Merlot
Size: 600cl 
 
In 1991, Patrick de Coninck and Albert Michiels acquired Château Martet. This estate, ideally located on a hillside along the Dordogne, offers an exceptional heritage with a relationship to the vine and to the people dating back to Roman times. Château Martet was built in the 13th century: a hospitable house of the Templar order for pilgrims to Saint Jacques de Compostela. Immediately Patrick and Albert had the ambitious project to restore the vineyard and the property to their nobility.
From 1993 to 2006, a restructuring of the vineyard was undertaken: uprooting of grape varieties unsuitable for the soil and uprooting of large vines to favor low-density vines. From 1998 Patrick de Coninck trusted Louis Mitjavile to advise him on both viticulture and oenology. Beautiful applications saw the light of day. Cord pruning, spring disbudding, green harvests and weighted stripping, harvests at staggered stages, taking into account the maturities plot by plot, allowed the reception in the cellar of harvest blossoming with great potential. Quickly, these efforts produced a great Bordeaux wine, a true benchmark: the Réserve de Famille.
In 2021, the Martet - Mitjavile collaboration evolved with Louis retiring from the project and leaving his place to his sister Nina.