Château Marjosse : Anthologie de Marjosse Cuvee Palombe 2019

A fresh, exceptionally noble Bordeaux Blancs Secs wine

The estate

Built in 1782 on the right bank of Bordeaux and originally owned by wine merchant Bernard Chénier, Château Marjosse was acquired by the Deleuze family, who leased out a few plots to Pierre Lurton in 1990.

In 1992, Pierre Lurton, who grew up at the neighboring Château Reynier of this magnificent Chartreuse, moved into a secondary residence at Château Marjosse and, over the years, gradually purchased several parcels of the Deleuze family's property.

In 2000, Pierre Lurton had an ultramodern cellar built, housing more than 40 concrete vats, and in 2013 became the owner of the entire vineyard as well as the Chartreuse.

The vineyard

The vineyard of Château Marjosse spans 40 hectares. Situated on exceptional clay-limestone soils, this terroir is made up of young and old vines, some of which are a century old. The vineyard features several grape varieties, such as Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon for the red Château Marjosse, as well as Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris and Muscadelle for the white Château Marjosse.

The wine

Anthologie de Marjosse Cuvée Palombe 2019 from Château Marjosse is produced under the Bordeaux Blancs Secs appellation, from vines aged between 40 and 75 years old, growing on clay-limestone soils.

Winemaking and aging

In 2017, Pierre Lurton hired Jean-Marc Domme as technical director. For the first time in the estate's history, Pierre Lurton introduced plot-by-plot winemaking and the creation of limited-quantity micro-cuvées from the grapes of the most remarkable plots, in order to express the characteristics and microclimate of each one.

Slow pressing prior to winemaking, followed by 12 months of aging in 300-liter and 400-liter barrels and demi-muids.

Blend

Anthologie de Marjosse Cuvée Palombe 2019 from Château Marjosse is the result of a blend of Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris.