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Château MAZERIS
E.A.R.L de Cournuaud
33126 Saint-Michel de Fronsac

DESCRIPTION

Situated in the community of Saint Michel de Fronsac, in the appellation ‘Canon Fronsac’, the property is 23 hectares large in one sole block with 17 hectares planted with vines. This family estate has been run by successive generations of the same family since 1769 & today it is Patrick de Cournuaud who runs the property.

The Slopes – 7 hectares - The geology is in 3 parts:

      • Chalky at the top

      • Clay-chalk in the middle

      • Sandy-silty at the bottom

      • Only Merlot is grown on the slopes

      • Half is east facing & the other half west facing

      • The average age of the vines is 15 years

 

The Plain – 10 hectares

      • The geology shows a shallow layer of chalk with successive banks of emerging rocks

      • The soil is mainly clayey-chalk

      • There are 2 hectares of Cabernet Franc with the rest Merlot

      • There are blocks of vines of all ages, from 20 years to 70 years for the oldest

      • The vines are grassed in at 50% with lawn-type grass. Only the very young vines follow the traditional style

      • The pruning is Double Guyot with debudding 1 on 2.

      • De-leafing & green harvesting have been done since 7 years, depending upon the conditions of each year.

WINEMAKING – AGING

      • Vats of concrete

      • Traditional harvesting, with sorting table, de-stemming & total crushing with stainless steel material

      • Heat control by mobile equipment

      • Long vatting period with a system of "micro-bullage"

      • 30% of the wine is put in barrels – depending on the conditions of each vintage – in January, after the winter racking

      • The wine is bottled around June/July in heavy traditional bottle

Trade  

  • Exports represent 70% of the total production. Château Mazeris is exported to Belgium, Holland, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan.

  • In France, Château Mazeris is sold to private individuals, restaurants and wine shops
Château Mazeris, Canon-Fronsac 

Location: on the limestone plateau of Canon (West of Pomerol)

Vineyard: 14 hectares (25 acres)

Varietals; 75% Merlot and 25% Bouchet (Cabernet Franc)

Total production: very small (5000 cases); the lesser quality is never bottled but sold in bulk or declassified

Owner: Christian Cornouaud

Press: "Produced from very old vines, it has an uncanny resemblance to the great Pomerol, Lafleur, at about one-seventh the price. Dense in color with an intense blackcurrant, plummy bouquet, great concentration, full body, and plenty of tannins, this is an amazing wine for drinking over the next 10-15 years. Join me in line for it!" Robert Parker (The Wine Advocate)

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Jean-Pierre Moueix
Dies

03-Apr-2003

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2001 Notes:

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Score: 95

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à Pomerol

Score: 91

2001 Notes:

Château Petrus
Score: 95

Château Latour
à Pomerol

Score: 88

Château Belair
Score: 86

 

 

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