Domain de l Eglise 1995 SD
The 1995 Domaine de l’Eglise is a red wine from Pomerol, Bordeaux, produced by Domaine de l’Eglise. Its blend comprises 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. The Wine Advocate awards it 87/100, describing a black-purple wine with notes of black cherry and cassis, a medium body, pure expression, and an ample texture. The published drinking window spans from 2001 to 2006.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Slightly Damaged
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc
Domaine de l'Eglise
Château du Domaine de l’Église is a wine estate in Pomerol, situated near the village church, on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Its 7-hectare vineyard is planted predominantly with Merlot, supplemented by Cabernet Franc, on soils of gravel, clay and iron-rich silt. Acquired by Émile Castéja in 1973, the estate is now owned by Philippe Castéja and his sister Chantal Castéja Prében-Hansen.
- Owner
- Philippe Castéja et Chantal Castéja Prében-Hansen
- Maître de chais
- Valério Mortari
- Surface (ha)
- 7.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 30 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Château du Domaine de l’Église is recognised as a historic estate in Pomerol: documents compiled in the *Vieux Papiers du Libournais* attest to the existence of its vineyard as early as 1589. The estate was formerly known as Domaine de la Porte Rouge. According to the history recounted by the estate, it was once church property and, in the Middle Ages, belonged to the Knights Hospitaller of Saint John of Jerusalem, who were based along the route to Santiago de Compostela. During the French Revolution, the estate was seized as national property. It was sold in 1793 to the Bertin family. This family produced ten tonneaux in 1893, then twenty tonneaux in 1949; Simon Landard, nephew of Laure Bertin, subsequently managed the estate for a few years. Émile Castéja acquired the estate in 1973, at the same time as Château Pignon in Lalande-de-Pomerol. The estate is now owned by Philippe Castéja and his sister Chantal Castéja Prében-Hansen; Philippe Castéja manages it. Since 1999, Christophe Dussutour has served as estate manager, whilst Valério Mortari has been cellar master since 2018.
