Château Olivier Rouge 1997
The Château Olivier Rouge 1997 is a Pessac-Léognan red wine from Bordeaux, crafted by Château Olivier, a Cru Classé de Graves. Its blend combines Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petit Verdot. The Wine Advocate awards it 86/100 and recommended it from 2000 to 2010. Critics describe a wine with a deep ruby color, medium body, driven by dark fruits and cherry, with nuances of tobacco leaf and toasted oak.
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
- Pessac Léognan
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Olivier
- Millésime
- 1997
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Château Olivier
Château Olivier is a Cru Classé de Graves located in Léognan, within the Pessac-Léognan appellation. Its 60-hectare vineyard, planted mainly on clay-limestone and gravelly soils, produces both red and white wines. Owned by the de Bethmann family since the 19th century, the estate is currently represented by Éléonore de Bethmann, manager, while Laurent Lebrun serves as general manager.
- Owner
- Famille de Bethmann
- Surface (ha)
- 60.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 145000
Histoire du domaine
Olivier is an ancient lordship whose existence is recorded as early as the Middle Ages. The estate entered the de Bethmann family heritage in 1886. After a long period during which the vineyard was operated under tenant farming, Jean-Jacques de Bethmann resumed direct management in 1982. In the meantime, Château Olivier had obtained its classification among the Crus Classés de Graves in 1953 for both its red and white wines. Laurent Lebrun joined the property in 2002 as general manager. Starting in the 2000s, a detailed geological survey accompanied the parcel restructuring of the vineyard and the renovation of the vat room, redesigned in 2004 to allow batch-by-batch vinification. The property remains in the hands of the de Bethmann family; Éléonore de Bethmann is currently its manager. The wines have been certified HVE 3 starting from the 2018 vintage and organic since the 2024 vintage.
