Chateau Vieille Tour la Rose 750 ML

About the producer In Saint-Emilion there has always been a very strong desire to guarantee the origin, authenticity and quality of our wines. Until the outbreak of the Revolution in 1789, this role had been assigned to the Jurade. A century later, the passing of the Act of 21st March 1884, (which allowed the agricultural world to create their own professional trade unions), gave Saint-Emilion winegrowers new ways in which to promote and protect their wines. Saint-Emilion created France’s first viticultural trade union in 1884. The idea of the union was to encourage solidarity between winemakers in terms of technical guidance, promotion, image and quality control of the region’s wines. This same spirit saw the creation of the Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (AOC). A decree in 1936 defined the sphere of production for AOC Saint-Emilion, establishing criteria for yield, planting density, alcohol content etc... The year 1954 saw the creation of a new classification system ranking the region’s wines; Saint-Emilion, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé and Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé. These classifications were split into two separate AOC certifications in 1984 - AOC Saint-Emilion and Saint-Emilion Grand Cru. The first classification of Saint Emilion wines was carried out in 1955 and revised in 1969, 1986, 1996, 2006 and 2012. In 2009, the vineyards of Saint-Emilion were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.