2014 Chateau Maison Blanche Montagne-St-Emilion
With family roots going back three centuries, the Despagnes know a thing or two about Bordeaux. The estate as we know it today dates back to 1875 when vines were planted by the Constant-Pineau family, and it was replanted by Louis Rapin and expanded upon by Gerard Despagnes to its current size of 40 hectares. The vineyards, which average 45 years of age, mostly planted to old varieties of Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc. The soils here are clay-based, and provide the best raw material possible to make the classic wines of the region, farmed with the strictest organic principles, with harvesting done by hand. Native yeasts carrying out all fermentations in tank before being racked into a combination of new and used oak barrels where the wines rest for up to 18 months depending on the cuvée. Very little sulfur is added.
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