Château Citran 2009 Bouteille (75cl)
The 2009 Château Citran is a red wine from the Haut-Médoc appellation in Bordeaux, produced by Château Citran and classified as a Cru Bourgeois Supérieur. It blends Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Jancis Robinson awards it 16/20 and advises drinking from 2014 to 2024; James Suckling rates it 91/100. Critics describe a wine with spicy dark fruits, a velvety texture, and silky tannins, in a subtle and austere register.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 12
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Haut-Médoc
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Citran
- Millésime
- 2009
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Château Citran
Château Citran is a wine estate located in Avensan, in the Haut-Médoc appellation. Its 100-hectare vineyard is run by the Merlaut family as part of the Taillan Group and is planted mainly with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. The estate, whose origins date back to an ancient Médoc seigneury, also produces the second wine, Les Moulins de Citran.
- Owner
- Famille Merlaut (Groupe Taillan)
- Surface (ha)
- 100.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 350 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The origins of Château Citran date back to the 13th century, when the Donissan de Citran family ruled this seigneury in the Médoc. They retained ownership of the estate until 1832, when the last heiress sold it to Mr Clauzel. He redesigned the layout of the property. The medieval château was replaced by the current building, constructed between 1862 and 1864 whilst retaining the moat. The Miailhe family acquired the estate in 1945 and undertook the restoration of the property, which they owned until 1987. A Japanese group subsequently took over the château and carried out further work on it. The Merlaut family took the reins at Citran from 1996, after which the property became part of the Taillan Group in 1997. The château, its farm buildings and its grounds have been listed as historic monuments since 2012. Today, the vineyard covers 100 hectares within the Haut-Médoc appellation.
