Château Hosanna, formerly Château Certan-Giraud, is a
Bordeaux wine
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from the
appellation
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Pomerol. The
winery
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is located on the Right Bank of the
Bordeaux wine region
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, in the commune of Pomerol in the department
Gironde
Gironde ( , US usually , ; , ) is the largest department in the southwestern French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,623,749. . As all wine produced in this appellation, Château Hosanna is unclassified, but Certan-Giraud has historically been estimated among the great ''
crus'' of the region.
History
The property is situated south of
Château Lafleur, west of
Château Pétrus
Pétrus is a Bordeaux, France, wine estate located in the Pomerol appellation near its eastern border to Saint-Émilion. A small estate of just , it produces a red wine entirely from Merlot grapes (since the end of 2010), and produces no sec ...
and north of
Vieux Château Certan. Sharing its origin with Vieux Château Certan and
Château Certan-de-May, the estate was once part of the original Certan property, belonging to the de May family before the
French Revolution.
For a period, the wine was sold as Château Certan-Marzelle, until it was acquired by the Giraud family in 1956, and was renamed Certan-Giraud.
[
The estate was included into the portfolio of Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix when it was acquired by Christian Moueix in 1999, at which point the Giraud family asked that the Giraud name no longer be used.][ The property was then divided into Hosanna, and the smaller plot producing Château Certan Marzelle.
]
Production
The vineyard area extends 4.5 hectares with the grape varieties of 70% Merlot
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and 30% Cabernet Franc
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. The annual production averages 18,000 bottles of the ''Grand vin'' Château Hosanna.
Château Certan Marzelle
This separated 2 hectare vineyard produces a wine of 100% Merlot. The annual production is typically 10,000 bottles.
References
Château Hosanna dossierChâteau Certan Marzelle dossier
moueix.com
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Bordeaux wine producers