Château Moulin du Cadet 1979
Château Moulin du Cadet 1979 is a Bordeaux red wine from the Saint-Émilion appellation, crafted by Château Moulin du Cadet and classified as a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé. Its blend brings together Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. The estate is established on the Colline du Cadet, on the Saint-Émilion plateau, where the vineyards rest on clay-limestone soils.
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
- Saint Emilion
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Moulin du Cadet
- Millésime
- 1979
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Château Moulin du Cadet
Château Moulin du Cadet is a Saint-Émilion estate, classified as a Grand Cru Classé, situated on the Cadet hill, to the north of the town. Its 2.85-hectare vineyard, planted exclusively with Merlot, lies on the plateau’s clay-limestone soils. The estate has been owned by the Lefévère family since 2015.
- Owner
- Marie et Christophe Lefévère (famille Lefévère)
- Maître de chais
- Jean-Philippe Fort
- Surface (ha)
- 2.85 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 12 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The wines of Moulin du Cadet were awarded a gold medal at the 1867 Paris World’s Fair. The château was included amongst the Grands Crus Classés in the first Saint-Émilion classification, published in 1955. Jean-Pierre Moueix acquired the entire estate in 1989; at that time, it covered 5 hectares, 4.6 of which were under vine. Trials in organic viticulture began there in 1996. In 2002, Jean-Jacques Moueix and his son Alain obtained organic certification for the vineyard. The estate was subsequently certified as biodynamic in 2005, before producing its first harvest entirely using this method in 2008. In 2015, the Lefévère family acquired the 2.85 hectares of the vineyard situated on the limestone plateau and retained the name Château Moulin du Cadet. In 2017, the vineyard and cellars underwent a complete restructuring and renovation. The Lefévère family now owns the estate, whilst Jean-Philippe Fort oversees the winemaking and blending processes.
