Château Magdelaine
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Château Magdelaine is a Bordeaux wine from the appellation Saint-Émilion, ranked Premier grand cru classé B in the Classification of Saint-Émilion wine. The winery is located in the Right Bank of France’s Bordeaux wine region in the commune of Saint-Émilion, in the department Gironde.
[edit] History
The estate was owned for over two hundred years by the Chatonnet family, who in 1863 took the vineyard to its present size by buying five hectares of vines from nearby estate Château Fonplégade.[1][2] In 1952 it was acquired by Jean-Pierre Moueix, beginning extensive restorations and replanting just prior to the destructive frosts of 1956.[2]
Having passed on to Christian Moueix, the estate is currently run by Edouard Moueix.[3]
[edit] Production
The vineyard area extends 10.5 hectares with the grape varieties of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Of the Grand vin, Château Magdelaine, there is usually produced 3,000 cases, and the second wine, formerly called Château Saint Brice renamed Songes de Magdelaine, there is produced 2,000 cases.[2]
[edit] References
- Château Magdelaine dossier moueix.com (French)
- Footnotes
- ^ Peppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley, p.448-449. ISBN 1-84000-927-6.
- ^ a b c Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.com. Chateau Magdelaine.
- ^ Styles, Oliver, Decanter (January 30, 2007). Moueix buys into Chateau Belair.
