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Wine Description
The Story
Château Bourgneuf is a family-owned estate in Pomerol producing a classic red wine that blends approximately 85% to 90% Merlot with 10% to 15% Cabernet Franc from a single 9-hectare vineyard. The vines (averaging 40 years of age) are planted on a unique mix of gravelly clay enhanced by a rich, iron-bearing subsoil (crasse de fer). The clay gives the wine its rich, fleshy depth, while the iron-rich subsoil contributes distinct mineral complexi...
Wine Information
The 2025 Château Bourgneuf red is an exceptionally concentrated, powerful expression that continues the estate's rapid upward trajectory. Composed of 90% to 92% Merlot and 8% to 10% Cabernet Franc harvested between September 4 and September 12, this vintage presents an opaque, deep garnet-purple core. The aromatic palette is remarkably broad and expressive, exploding with notes of stewed black plums, sweet wild cherries, black truffles, and la...
Vintage 2025
The Bordeaux 2025 vintage is generating massive excitement across the wine world, following its official reveal at the April 2026 En Primeur tastings. Critics and merchants widely praise it as a highly successful, contemporary vintage shaped by an unusual but highly effective growing season.
The year began with a cool, rain-heavy spring, but completely pivoted into a hot, exceptionally dry summer. The ultimate saving grace arrived during Au...
