Vinyard of Malmaison Castle in Medoc (yeah this is good)

The vineyard of Malmaison castle, located on Moulis name in Medoc, is undoubtedly one of oldest Medoc. Indeed, as of the Average Age, the vine was established there by some owners and an important religious community.
This property contiguous to Château Clarke was also acquired in 1973 by the Baron Edmond de Rothschild with the idea to recreate a great field.
The field of Malmaison Castle, then with the state of abandonment, is reconstituted. In the same way, the vineyard is replanted between 1974 and 1978 to reach 24 ha in perfect state. Its soil argilo-limestone supports the expression of Merlot to a total value of 80%, the Sauvignon Cabernet supplementing it to a total value of 20%. Encépagement, dominated by the merlot, gives round and silky wines typical of this particular soil.
The greatest care is taken to each detail of the development of this vintage, since the maintenance of the vine, with a permanent objective of quality. With each vintage, the grapes are collected manually then are the subject of a sorting on carpet before the setting out of tank. The wine making proceeds then in automatically thermobabbited tanks stainless. Lastly, the wines will be refined during 14 to 18 months out of new barrels and one year fair barrels.
Thus, the wine of Malmaison associates smoothness, flexibility and elegance with a rich and fruity bouquet.
Since 1997, the baroness Nadine de Rothschild perpetuates the history of this property according to the wish of her husband.
Name:
MOULIS IN MEDOC
Surface:
24 ha
Density of plantation:
6600 pieds/ha (1m X 1,5m)
Encepagement:
Sauvignon cabernet: 20%
Merlot: 80%
Nature of the ground:
Calcareous ground sandy argilo and argilo.
Average age of the vineyard:
22 to 25 years
Control of the Vine:
Putting under grass enters the rows
Mode of size:
Guyot doubles médocain.
Grape harvest:
Manual, tri handbook on the whole of harvest.
Wine making:
Maceration préfermentaire cold, wine making out of tanks stainless. Automatic system of thermoregulation. Microphone-oxygenation out of tank. Malo-lactic fermentation out of new barrels.
Breeding:
30% to 50% out of new barrels according to the years, the remainder out of barrels of a wine. Breeding from 14 to 18 months according to years'.
Address:
Viticultural company of the Barons
Edmond and Benjamin de Rothschild
33.480 LISTRAC-MEDOC
Tel.:
(33) 5 56 58 38 00
Fax:
(33) 5 56 58 26 46
email:
chateau.clarke@wanadoo.fr