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History
Chateau Doisy-Dae, Second Cru Class, in 1855, located in Barsac in the Sauternes appellation, has been in the Dubourdieu family since 1924. For over eighty years three generations of vine growers have exercised talents to produce great sweet white wines: Georges (1924-1948), Pierre(1949-1999) and Denis since 2000.The Doisy Growth is mentioned for the first time in the opographie de tous les vignobles connus? By Andre Jullien (1932). Doisy is among the twenty growth of first class of Bordeaux white wines.Dae is ranked by Charles Cocks in 1846 among the four first class Barsac growth along with Coutet, Climens and Myrat. In 1850, the same author ranked it among the top eleven Bordeaux white estates. The name Doisy-Dae comes from the contraction between the manes of the estate Doisy and Jean Jacques Emmanuel Dae, the owner of the vineyard and wine merchant in Bordeaux. As a matter of fact the growth ranked in 1855 was referred to as Doisy which belongs to Dae. In 1875, J.J.E. Dae’s three sons inherit the estate. The same year they sell a portion to the Dubroca Brothers and in 1878 Doisy-Dae is sold to Jean Paul Billot. His only daughter, Pauline, Jean Lodo Juhel-Renoy’s spouse, wine merchant in Paris, inherits the vineyard in 1884. She sells it to the Debans Brothers in 1889. Georges Dubourdieu acquires Doisiy-Dae from the Debans heirs in 1924. For over eighty years three generations of wine growers, passionate with the making of great white wines, have worked here from father to son: Georges, Pierre and Denis. Georges, a perfectionist vine-grower and winemaker acquired the vineyard and increased its reputation with legendary vintages until 1949.
Pierre, a passionate innovator and entrepreneur expanded Doisy-Dae, through purchasing a portion of Doisy-Dubroca; in the early 50’s he elaborated the Grand Vin Sec de Doisy-Dae and has for nearly fifty years been the creator of splendid wines. Since 2000, Denis has been ruling over Doisy-Dae destiny. He is both a professor at the University of Oenology in Bordeaux and an Oenology Consultant of world wide reputation.Georges Dubourdieu acquired Doisy-Dae in 1924 and strengthened its reputation by producing legendary vintages till 1949.Pierre Dubourdieu acquired Doisy-Dae in 1924 and strengthened its reputation by producing legendary vintages till 1948.
Denis Dubourdieu currently runs Doisy-Dae and the other family vineyards. He is a Professor at the Bordeaux University of Oenology and is also a world class consultant.
Nowadays’ owner: Denis Dubourdieu
Technique Information
Location: Chateau Doisy-Dae located in Barsac in the Sauternes appellation.
Appellation: Appellation Sauternes Controlee
Neighboring Chateau:
Acreage: 16.3acres.
Soil: A thin layer of clayer sands, known as “Barsac red sands”, tops the chalky subsoil.
Grape Varieties: 87% Semillon and 12% Sauvignon Blanc.
Chateau Doisy-Daene Barsac(First Label): 80%Semillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc.
Chateau Doisy-Daene Sec(First Label White): 100% Sauvignon Blanc.
L’Extravagant de Doisy-Daene: 66% Sauvignon Blanc and 34%Semillon.
Average age of vines: 40 years.
Cultivation density: 7,000vins/ha
Viticulture: Traditional ploughing is performed on the soil of our vineyard and no weed-killer is used.Organic manures are made with vegetal-based composts.Bud removal, trellising and leaf removal are carefully done by hand.Thus “grown like in a garden”, within and orderly and well preserved environment, our vines produce early concentrated tasty grapes which have the smoothness and brightness of fresh fruit aromas we with to obtain in out wines.
Winemaking:
Chateau Doisy-Daene Barsac(First Label): Extracted through slow pressings, the rich and pure juice ferments in oak barrels renewed by third. Ageing then starts with 10 months in oak barrels, in the coolness of the cellars and is regulated by the weekly toping of the barrels and regular rackings. This is followed by 9 month in stainless steel tank before bottling.
Chateau Doisy-Daene Sec(First Label White): Once grapes have ripened, a few bunches are collected on each vine from all the Sauvignon plots. After an eventual phase of skin contact, a slow juice extraction is performed, protected from the oxidation process. Free run must is strictly separated from press must and their clarification undergoes by natural settling. Fermentation takes place in barrels renewed by fifth. Ageing lasts 8 months with lees regularly stirred.
L’Extravagant de Doisy-Daene: For three quarters of a century, oenological progress and sensible traditions have combined to create the characteristics of Doisy-Dae grapes. With this know-how an astonishingly simplified progress has been elaborated. After the juice has been extracted through extremely slow pressings, the musts, pure and rich, ferment in new oak barrels. Ageing in oak lasts 18 months in the coolness of the cellar and is regulated by the weekly fillings of the barrels and regular racking.
Yield:
Brand: Chateau Doisy-Daene Barsac(First Label)(A.O.C. Sauternes)
Chateau Doisy-Daene Sec(First Label White)(A.O.C. Bordeaux)
L’Extravagant de Doisy-Daene (A.O.C. Sauternes)
Annually production: Chateau Doisy-Daene Barsac(First Label) )producing 3,000 cases per annum.
Character:
Chateau Doisy-Daene Barsac(First Label): Doisy Dae wine has a style of its own that privileges a bursting fruit concentrated by the “noble rot”, strength, balance and subtlety of the flavors. The Doisy-Dae style is all at once the expression of a great calcareous soil and a truly aesthetic family tradition, the one of distinguished white wines, of crystal-like purity, combining power and freshness in an infinite youth.
Chateau Doisy-Daene Sec(First Label White): The Grand Vin Sec de Doisy-Dae is one of the best Vins Blancs Secs of Bordeaux. Considered like Doisy-Dae Barsac’s young brother, it expresses in a different style all the distinction and finesse of this exceptional terroir. It possesses an unusual aromatic power, with grapefruit and white peach aromas and unleashes on the palate flavors of pear and spice. Delicious when young it also has great aging potential. (5 to 10 years).
L’Extravagant de Doisy-Daene: The power and fabulous richness of this wine is indescribable. However, L’Extravagant de Doisy-Dea has a higher acquired alcohol content, (12.5 to 13.5%) than most wines made with extremely sweet musts, produced elsewhere in the world. This gives it a remarkable and unique balance. L’Extravagant de Doisy-Dea is packed in 375 ml bottles.
Best vintages:
Awards: Chateau Doisy-Dae was classified as Second Growth in 1855 in the Sauternes appellation.
Website: www.chateaudoisydaene.com
Serving Suggestion
Chateau Doisy-Daene Barsac(First Label):
Cellar Humidity and Temperature: 70-95%, 10－12℃
Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
Optimal drinking and aging potential:
Food match: Drink with foie gras or blue cheese. Chateau Doisy-Daene Sec(First Label White):
Cellar Humidity and Temperature: 70-95%, 8－10℃
Serving Temperature: 10-12 °C
Optimal drinking and aging potential: 5-10 years. L’Extravagant de Doisy-Daene:
Cellar Humidity and Temperature: 70-95%, 10－12℃
Serving Temperature: 8-10 °C
Optimal drinking and aging potential:
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