Château Monbousquet is a

Bordeaux wine Bordeaux wine (; ) is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne River. To the north of the city, the Dordogne River joins the Garonne forming the broad estuary called the Gironde; the Gi ...

which has the

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Saint-Émilion Saint-Émilion (; Gascon dialect, Gascon: ''Sent Milion'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Southwestern France. In the heart of the country of Libournais (the area around Libourne), in a regio ...

, ranked ''Grand cru classé'' in the

Classification of Saint-Émilion wine In 1955, the Saint-Émilion AOC, wines of Saint-Émilion in the wine-growing region of Bordeaux wine, Bordeaux were classified. Unlike the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 covering wines from the Médoc and Graves (wine region), Grave ...

. The

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is located in the Right Bank of France’s

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in the commune of

Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens (Languedocien: ''Sent Sulpici de Faleirens'') is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is one of eight municipalities forming the jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion, which i ...

, in the department

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History

The estate and château originates from the late 16th century, and in the early 18th century the property came to the de Carle family,

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, while winemaking began at Château Monbousquet in the 19th century when Comte de Vassal-Montviel expanded the estate to 40 hectares and had vines planted on a large scale. A neglected property by 1945, it was bought by Daniel Querre who began thorough restorations of the vineyards and buildings, continued by his son Alain Querre. In the following years Monbousquet became one of the best-known non-classified wines of Saint-Émilion. In 1993 Monbousquet was acquired by the Parisian supermarket owner Gérard Perse, who later bought

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, Château Pavie-Decesse and Château La Clusière. Consultancy is provided by the

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.Château Monbousquet
BB&R The estate was elevated to ''Grand cru classé'' in the Saint-Émilion classification of 2006.

Production

The vineyard area extends 32 hectares with the grape varieties of approximately 60%

Merlot Merlot ( ) is a dark-blue-colored wine grape variety that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name ''Merlot'' is thought to be a diminutive of , the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the color ...

, 30%

Cabernet Franc Cabernet Franc is one of the major black grape varieties worldwide. It is principally grown for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in the Bordeaux (wine), Bordeaux style, but can also be vinified alone, as in the Loire (wine), Loire's C ...

and 10%

Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon () is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Australia and British Columbia, Canada to Lebano ...

. Of the ''Grand vin'' Monbousquet there is a typically an annual production of 8,300 cases. The estate also produces a dry white wine, Château Monbousquet Bordeaux Blanc, from a vineyard area of 1 hectare consisting of 55%

Sauvignon blanc Sauvignon blanc () is a green-skinned grape variety that originates from the city of Bordeaux in France. The grape most likely gets its name from the French words ''sauvage'' ("wild") and ''blanc'' ("white") due to its early origins as an ind ...

, 35%

Sauvignon gris Sauvignon gris () is a pink-colored wine grape that is a clonal mutation of Sauvignon blanc. The grape is primarily found in Bordeaux and Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southe ...

, 5%

Muscadelle Muscadelle () is a white wine grape variety. It has a simple aroma of grape juice and raisins like grapes of the Muscat family of grapes, but it is unrelated. DNA analysis has indicated that Muscadelle is a cross between Gouais blanc and an un ...

and 5%

Sémillon Sémillon () is a golden-skinned grape used to make dry and sweet white wines, mostly in French wine, France and Australian wine, Australia. Its thin skin and susceptibility to Botrytis cinerea, botrytis make it dominate the sweet wine region S ...

. The annual production is 450 cases.

References

External links

Vignobles Perse official site
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