Built in the 17th century, Château de Sales is largest estate in the Pomerol appellation on the Right Bank. The château possesses exceptional beauty and elegance, and the same is true for its wines as they are the true expression of the Pomerol terroir from which they orginate. Located in the northwest corner of Pomerol, it is the only true château building in the appellation and has been owned by the same family for more than five hundred years.

The soils of Château de Sales are comprised of fine gravel and sand, with clay in some areas and an omnipresence of iron oxide, known locally as "crasse de fer". The vineyard of Château de Sales has a surface area of over 200 acres, with vines covering 116 acres. The vines are an average of more than 30 years old.

After de-stemming and crushing, alcoholic fermentation takes place in concrete tanks equipped with temperature regulation. The wine is then aged for 12-18 months in French oak barrels, of which only one third are new, in order to avoid any aggressive wood flavors and to preserve the brightness of the fruit.

A beautiful glittering crimson, the wine has a complex and seductive nose on aromas of black fruit, especially black cherry, violet and vanilla. Richly flavored and remarkably well-balanced, it opens with notes of black fruit and subtle spice which fill out on an ample and complex mid-palate sustained by the caress of refined, silky tannins, leading into a long and elegant finish.

The 2022 vintage started with a mild and dry winter. Late budbreak (March 29th for the Merlot vines and April 15th for the Cabernet Sauvignon) meant that spring frost on April 2-3 had little effect on the Château de Sales vineyard. Flowering took place rapidly and in good conditions, with warm and dry weather, 10 days earlier than the average for the last 10 years. The summer was exceptionally hot and dry: temperatures in August were 2°C higher than the average for the last 10 years, though the Château de Sales terroir helped to confine water stress to just a few parcels. Veraison also occurred rapidly and early, with the Merlot vines reaching mid-veraison on July 25th. Picking took place over 12 days between September 7-21. Thanks to meticulous work in the vineyard throughout the year, each variety could be harvested at optimum maturity. The quality of the crop heralds an exceptional vintage.