Chateau D'aiguilhe 2003 Bouteille (75cl)
The 2003 Château d’Aiguilhe is a red wine from the Côtes-de-Castillon appellation in Bordeaux, produced by Château d’Aiguilhe. Its blend consists of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. The Wine Advocate awards it 89/100 and recommends drinking it from 2014 to 2017; Jancis Robinson rates it 16/20, with a drinking window from 2007 to 2012. Critics describe a ripe and ample wine with fine tannins, featuring a spicy and complex expression.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Côtes-de-castillon
- Producteur / Domaine
- Chateau d'Aiguilhe
- Millésime
- 2003
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc
Chateau d'Aiguilhe
Château d’Aiguilhe is an estate in Saint-Philippe-d’Aiguille, within the Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux appellation, on the right bank of the Dordogne. Acquired by Stephan von Neipperg in late 1998, it belongs to Vignobles Comtes von Neipperg. Its vineyard is situated on a plateau with clay-limestone and clay-silt soils, facing predominantly south.
- Owner
- Comtes von Neipperg
- Maître de chais
- Gaëlle Barbereau
- Surface (ha)
- 90.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 120 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Château d’Aiguilhe is a former fortified farmstead, the remains of which date back to the 13th century. In the Middle Ages, the seigneury of Aiguilhe controlled a vast territory comprising several fiefdoms. Situated in an area of conflict between the French and the English during the Hundred Years’ War, it played a strategic role and changed allegiance as its lords switched sides. The estate subsequently belonged to the d’Albret family, then to the Leberthons, a family that produced several members of the Bordeaux Parliament. On the eve of the French Revolution, the Leberthons sold the property to Étienne Martineau. He consolidated it into a single estate of around 400 hectares, which remained in his family until 1920. Stephan von Neipperg acquired Château d’Aiguilhe at the end of 1998 and incorporated it into Vignobles Comtes von Neipperg. The estate now comprises 140 hectares of land, 90 hectares of which are vineyards. Ludovic von Neipperg joined the family business in March 2021 as technical director and is responsible for winemaking across the group.
