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Chateau Poumey |
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History
This estate goes back to 1784，it is the only remaining vineyard in commune of Gradignan. It belonged to the lords of Pomiers under the former regime. Then the area has experienced in the nineteenth century various owners, including a dealer, Alfred Morton, who has the vineyard after 1870，and he planted the first vines there in 1873. The castle date from this period. In 1988, the property is for sale. It was acquired by the municipality, which began as the rescue of the last vineyards of the commune. Now it is owned by Mr. Bernard Magrez, who’s the same owner of the famous Pape Clement. Today this very good raw Pessac displays a beautiful health and has approximately 13 acres across the municipality.
Nowadays’ owner:Bernard Magrez
Vineyard magnate Bernard Magrez, whose holdings encompass 21 properties in the Bordeaux region, including legendary Chateau Pape-Clement, and 11 other properties throughout the world, is the man behind this little superstar of a wine. As with all of his properties, everything is done by hand with the help of oenologist consultant Michel Rolland. They make a fabulously rich and concentrated wine from poor soil that is made for winegrowing.
Technique information
Location: Gradignan
Appellation: Appellation Pessac-Leognan Controlee
Neighboring Chateau:
Acreage:Total 46.45 hectares under vine.
Chateau Poumey (Red Wine):8 hectares
Chateau Poumey(White Wine):38.45 hectares
Soil: Rise of Pyrenean gravel.
Wine Grape Varieties: Chateau Poumey (Red Wine):60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot.
Chateau Poumey(White Wine):100% Sauvignon Blanc
Average age of vines:Chateau Poumey(Red Wine):25 years
Chateau Poumey(White Wine):18 years
Cultivation Density: Chateau Poumey(Red Wine):8,000 vines per hectare
Chateau Poumey(White Wine):7,000 vines per hectare
Viticulture:
Winemaking:
Chateau Poumey(Red Wine):All the grapes are hand picked, placed into small crates, and sorted both before and after destemming to eliminate any impurities and retain only perfectly ripe, healthy grapes. The grapes are put into vat via natural gravity flow, without pumping, in order to bruise them as little as possible. The wine is aged in new French oak barrel for 21months.
Chateau Poumey(White Wine):The grapes are hand-picked and slowly pressed, and the juice is clarified by cold setting. The wine is then run off into 50% new barrels for cool fermentation. The wine is aged on the lees with batonnage( stirring with a stick) for 10-12 months.
Yield: Chateau Poumey(Red Wine):30 to 40 hl per hectare
Chateau Poumey(White Wine):40 hl per hectare
Brand: Chateau Poumey(Red Wine) (A.O.C. Pessac-Leognan)
Chateau Poumey(White Wine) (A.O.C. Pessac-Leognan)
Annually Production:Chateau Poumey(Red Wine):20,000 bottles
Chateau Poumey(White Wine):2,000 bottles
Character:
Chateau Poumey(Red Wine):Tasty, fresh and harmonious. Ruby deep, with open cassis, blueberry, blackberry, vanilla, smoke and musk nose. Lots of great delicacy fruity, sweet tannins in the mouth and a good freshness.
Best Vintages: Chateau Poumey(Red Wine):2002,2005
Awards:
Chateau Poumey(Red Wine):
Vintage 2003: Bronze Medal at 2005 Paris competition.
Vintage 2002: Vinalies d'Or aux Vinalies Internationales en 2004.
Bronze Medal at the 2004 Competition of Paris
Bronze Medal at the 2004 International Wine and Spirit Competition of London
Website:www.bernard-magrez.com
Serving suggestion
Cellar Humidity and Temperature:70-95%, 14-18 ℃
Serving Temperature:17-19 °C
Optimum Drinking and Aging Potential:5-7 years, 15 years
Food Match:
Chateau Poumey(Red Wine):
Western food:Can serve with peppered lamb steaks with garlic butter beans, will accompany any roast duck or pork dish.
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