It’s true that we often talk about the situation of our vineyard, perched atop one of the highest summits in the whole Bordeaux wine region at the mind-boggling altitude of –110m!!

But criss-crossing America high above the clouds is an achievement of quite a different kind, and one we owe to the superb 2009 vintage of Château Argadens, which has the power, body and aromatic expression to resist even the most extreme conditions.