Domain de l Eglise 1997
The Domaine de l'Eglise 1997 is a red wine from Pomerol, in Bordeaux, produced by Domaine de l'Eglise. Its blend brings together 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. The Wine Advocate awards it 85-86/100 and recommended it from 1998 to 2005; James Suckling rates it 92/100. Critics describe a velvety and fleshy wine with nuances of coffee, fruit, chocolate, mushroom, and bark, prolonged by a juicy finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- 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.
