The château and chai are situated on a hill atop the valley of the Barbanne, a small river that separates Lalande-de-Pomerol from the more famous wine-producing appellation of Pomerol.
The Petit and Cambier families have made significant investments to improve the wine, including the introduction of more natural viticultural techniques and a more stringent selection of grapes.
[2][3] La Revue du Vin de France noted that the property is “in good hands” with the new owners and that “their efforts have started to bear fruit… the first vintages of the new century are of a quality that bears no resemblance whatsoever to what was produced there until recently.” [4] Tournefeuille's vineyard is defined by its southwestern-facing slope.
The soil on the slope features a high clay content while the plots at top of the hill are more gravelly, a terroir typical of the Pomerol appellation.
In a May 2007 article on affordable wines from Bordeaux, The Wall Street Journal called the 2004 Château Tournefeuille "Soft and velvety, bursting with ripe fruit and balancing acidity, with a mineral undertone – especially after it's open a while – that adds complexity.
[6] Esteemed British wine critic Jancis Robinson wrote of the 2007 vintage: "Toasty, slightly charred oak spice over cassis.