Château Destieux 1998 Double Magnum (300cl)
Château Destieux 1998 is a red wine from Saint-Émilion, Grand Cru Classé, produced in Bordeaux by Château Destieux. Its blend brings together 66% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc and 17% Cabernet Sauvignon. The Wine Advocate awards it 87/100, describing it as a rich, powerful and fleshy wine with moderate tannins, marked by notes of black fruits, plum, licorice and forest floor; the publication advised drinking it between 2003 and 2014. Jancis Robinson rates it 14.5/20, with a suggested drinking window from 2009 to 2011.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Double Magnum (300cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 1
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Emilion
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Destieux
- Millésime
- 1998
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 66% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc, 17% Cabernet Sauvignon
Château Destieux
Château Destieux is an estate in Saint-Hippolyte, producing wines under the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru appellation. Situated on one of the highest points of the vineyard, its 8.12-hectare vineyard, comprising a single block, is planted on clay-limestone soils. The estate is owned by Christian Dauriac and has been classified as a Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Émilion since 2006.
- Owner
- Christian Dauriac
- Maître de chais
- Baptiste Munné
- Surface (ha)
- 8.12 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 37 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The name Destieux derives from the hamlet of ‘Des Yeux’, situated on the heights of Saint-Hippolyte, from where the vineyard overlooks the Dordogne valley. The Dauriac family acquired Château Destieux in 1971. Christian Dauriac, an oenologist and biological scientist, carried out the first wine-making on this estate in 1976. The estate’s cellars and equipment were modernised in 1999. In 2006, the château was awarded Grand Cru Classé status in the Saint-Émilion classification. Christian Dauriac remains the owner of Vignobles Dauriac, which also comprises Château Montlisse in Saint-Émilion and Château La Clémence in Pomerol. Winemaking and technical management are now the responsibility of Baptiste Munné, technical director, cellar master and vineyard manager.
