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Chateau Maison Blanche, Bordeaux, 2019

Red Wine from Bordeaux, France
by Chateau Maison Blanche
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Bad-ass Bordeaux: a Montagne-Saint-Émilion red made the way the region worked before anyone thought to add things to wine. Nicolas Despagne's family farms Maison Blanche biodynamically (certified organic since 2009, Demeter since 2013). The cellar is just as hands-off: native yeasts, malolactic fermentation in tank without inoculation, and bottling at the château without fining or filtration. This is the estate's grand vin, made only from old vines on clay-limestone soils. The 32 hectares of vines average around 50 years old. It also leans on Cabernet Franc far more than is typical, and only a fraction of the barrels are new. All of that points toward freshness and finesse rather than power and flash. If you've written off Bordeaux as polished and interchangeable, this is the bottle that argues otherwise, and it comes from an appellation that rarely gets the spotlight.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Cabernet Franc , Merlot , Red Blend

  • Vintage

    2019

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Biodynamic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Herb-crusted roast leg of lamb; entrecôte bordelaise with shallots; duck breast with a cherry or red-wine sauce; wild mushroom and lentil ragout; aged Comté or Tomme de Savoie.

Tasting Profile

Expect a fresh, finely built Right Bank red: dark plum and red cherry from the Merlot, with the Cabernet Franc adding graphite, tobacco leaf and a gentle herbal lift. Typically medium-bodied, with fine-grained tannins, lively acidity and only a light touch of oak. Think Saint-Émilion with less polish and more energy, finishing savoury and dry.

Maison Blanche is one of our favorite biodynamic addresses in Bordeaux. These are wines that pursue freshness and finesse over power and flash – a throwback to the days before flying winemakers and the 100-point rating scale.

Yet Maison Blanche isn't merely looking backward. Indeed, the estate’s push for sustainable agriculture twenty years ago (and eventual conversion to biodynamic agriculture) places them with other regional pioneers like Jaugueyron, Puy-Arnaud and Pontet Canet.

The minerality and crunchy, red-fruited vivacity of these wines comes from the clay and limestone soils of Montagne Saint-Emilion. A higher-than-usual percentage of Cabernet Franc (About 50%, depending on the vintage) lends the wines their floral aromatics (think violets) and structural tension.