Overview

Chateau Malescasse was founded by the Renouil Family in 1824.The original owners held the estate for more than fifty years until selling the vineyard to the Pineguy family in 1887. The vineyard is located at about the midpoint between the Margaux appellation to the south. The St. Julien appellation is just to the north.

By the mid 1970's, the vineyards were barely planted and only 4 hectares of vines remained. In 2012, Philippe Austruy purchased Chateau Malescasse. One of the early moves made by Philippe Austruy after taking over the estate was to bring in the team of Stephane Derenoncourt to improve their wine making and vineyard management. In an effort to improve the reputation and quality of the wine being produced at the estate, they were one of the first Bordeaux chateau to announce they were going to declassify their entire production from the 2013 harvest.

It took a few years, but starting with the 2014 vintage Chateau Malescasse has seen vast quality improvements.

The 40 hectare vineyard at Chateau Malescasse is planted with 45% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot. The vineyard is one solid, unbroken parcel of vines. The terroir is gravel, clay, limestone and sandy soils. The vines are on average 35 years old. To produce the wine of Chateau Malescasse, vinification takes place in stainless steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation takes place in vat. The wine is aged in 40% new, French oak barrels for up to 14 months before bottling.