Château Magdelaine

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The Château Magdelaine was a French winery in the Saint-Émilion (AOC) growing region . It was a winery from the Saint Émilion appellation with the second highest Premier Grand Cru Classé B classification (see also the article Bordeaux wine (classification) ). There have been no wines under this name since 2012, as the Châteaux Magdelaine and Bélair were merged and are marketed under the Château Bélair-Monange brand.

The Magdelaine vineyards are located on the limestone plateau of Saint-Émilion.

The winery has a vineyard area of ​​11  hectares ; the average age of the vines is 35 years. The planting density is 6,000 vines per hectare. The current planting is 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc . The annual output is usually around 35,000 bottles. The estate's second wine is called Les Sanges de Magdelaine (formerly Château Saint Brice).

The estate has been owned by Jean-Pierre Moueix since 1952 , who, along with a few other wineries, also owns the famous Château Pétrus next door in Pomerol .

Due to its exceptionally high Merlot content, the wine from Magdelaine is distinctive: "full, open-minded and soft" are the attributes of experts - but only after maturation for at least five, more likely seven years, because the red wine is a small, targeted addition from stalks into the mash quite tannic .

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