Château Marjosse : Anthologie de Marjosse Cuvée Hirondelle 2019

Characteristics and tasting advice for Anthologie de Marjosse Cuvée Hirondelle 2019 from Château Marjosse

Tasting

Color
The color reveals a lovely brilliance.

Nose
The nose combines intense, complex floral and spicy fragrances.

Palate
Full-bodied, the palate brings together a fine structure and fruity aromas (apricot) with a delicate, lingering acidity.

A complex and refined white wine

The estate

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

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

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

The Château Marjosse vineyard covers 40 hectares. Located on exceptional clay-limestone soils, this terroir is made up of young and old vines, some of them over a century old. The vineyard features several grape varieties, such as merlot, malbec, cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon for Château Marjosse red, as well as sémillon, sauvignon blanc, sauvignon gris and muscadelle for Château Marjosse white.

The wine

Anthologie de Marjosse Cuvée Hirondelle 2019 from Château Marjosse is produced under the Vin de France appellation from 75-year-old vines rooted in clay-limestone soils. Made exclusively from muscadelle, this cuvée takes its name from the common trait shared by this grape variety and the swallow, namely its demanding nature and its fragility.

Vinification and aging

In 2017, Pierre Lurton appointed Jean-Marc Domme as Technical Director. For the first time in the estate’s history, Pierre Lurton introduced parcel-by-parcel vinification and created micro-cuvées in limited quantities from the grapes of the most remarkable plots, in order to express the characteristics and microclimate of each one.

Aged for 12 months in a concrete egg and stainless-steel tank.

Grape variety

Muscadelle (100%).