Château

The history of the Château Mauvezin goes back even further than 1741, when it first appeared on a tax register in Libourne, as wine growing land belonging to the Fontémoing family. After a number of successors, Château Mauvezin became the property of Pierre Cassat, in 1968.
To-day, his son, Olivier is very much aware that he has fifteen generations of Saint Emilionnais behind him and that his Grandfather, Gilbert was a founding father of the Jurade.
In the spirit of his inheritance, he continues to strive for the highest quality and for such excellence to be recognised.

A full bodied red wine of a silky, yet robust quality. With a fiery, sharp and exotic bouquet, it makes a wonderful marriage with the smoky, vanilla scents of a new cask. Tannic osmosis makes Château Mauvezin a powerful, stylish wine, which lingers delicately on the palate. To reach maturity for the table, it needs to be stored from 7 to 15 years in the cellar.

Technical charactistics : Area of land : 3,5 hectares. Output : 40 hectolitres per hectare. Vines planted : 50% merlot, 40% cabernet franc and 10% cabernet sauvignon. Average age of vines : 50 years. Methods of cultivation : Centuries old, traditional working of the soil, hand tying the vines, manual harvesting.
Processing : Air conditioned grading table, patented by Mr Pierre Cassat, state of the art wine press, thermo regulation in enamelled, stainless steel casks, pneumatic pressure. End product : between 30% and 80% depending on the year in question, maturing in new casks for of 12 months. Bottling : fresh egg fining and chateau bottled.

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