Château Malescasse

Haut-Médoc

2020

Blend

63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot

Wine designation

Château Malescasse, Red, 2020
Category: Haut-Médoc, Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel, Bordeaux

Food pairing

Serve alongside beef tournedos with morel mushrooms, a roast veal or even to accompany aged comté cheeses.

Data sheet

Château Malescasse

Haut-Médoc

2020

Tasting notes

With a color that gives depth and intensity, followed by intense fresh fruit that embody this vintage, note of blackcurrant and subtle vanilla. A particularly delightful texture with well integrated tannins that give good texture. Overall refined and balanced that showcases the ripe fruit of the vintage and the classic characteristics of the Haut-Médoc terroir.

Vineyard

Vineyard size: 40 hectares

Soil composition: Quaternary gravels and sands emblematic of the Médoc.

Winemaking

Fermentation container: Vertical destemming, with manual sorting on a vibrating table-weighing for precise yields, using gravity to go plot-by-plot, vatting in small wooden and concrete vats – yeasts chosen specifically for each vintage.

Maceration technique: Maceration over 3 week period – gentle and selective extraction of tannins by pigeage – pressed using a vertical pneumatic press.

Aging: 12 months in oak Barrels

1/3 new barrels, 1/3 barrels used for one wine previously and 1/3 for barrels previously used for 2 wines.

Type of oak: French oaks

Bottles produced: 65 000

Winemaker: Bertrand Chemin

Consulting œnologist: Stéphane Derenoncourt

Heritage in the vineyard

Domaine

Château Malescasse is located in Lamarque, between Margaux and Saint Julien. The vineyard sits at the highest point in the Médoc with a beautiful terroir. Acquired in 2012 by the Vignobles Austruy, this Cru Bourgeois was recently awarded the designation of « Exceptional » in the new classification, recognizing the dedication and care in both the cellars and the vineyard.

Green in the vineyard

Environmental practices

Sustainable agriculturally minded with the objective being to adapt alongside each plot, following each one closely throughout the year. Applying sustainable methods of pest control, especially to areas that are most susceptible, the aim being to create a natural balance between the vines and their environment.