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Château Chambert-Marbuzet

Coordinates: 45°14′15″N 0°45′58″W / 45.23750°N 0.76611°W / 45.23750; -0.76611
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Château Chambert-Marbuzet
Wine regionBordeaux
AppellationSaint-Estèphe
Cases/yr2,500
Known forChâteau Chambert-Marbuzet (Grand vin)
VarietalsCabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Grand vin 1990
Alluvial gravels of St.-Estèphe
Cork

Château Chambert-Marbuzet is a Bordeaux wine estate of 5 hectares located in the St.-Estèphe appellation area. It belongs to the family of Henri Duboscq.[1]

A Cru Bourgeois in 1932, Château Chambert-Marbuzet was elevated to the upper category of Cru Bourgeois Supérieur in 2003.[2]

Origins

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The local name Chambert comes from an old agricultural tool used to dig trenches between the rows of vineyards.[3] It was also the name of a family of wine growers living in the hamlet of Marbuzet during the 19th century.

In 1962, the vineyard and winery were bought by Hervé Duboscq, the founder of Château Haut-Marbuzet.[3]

Production

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Located in the central southern area of St.-Estephe, on the plateaus of 'Le Bouscat' and 'Des Camots', this small vineyard benefits from a terroir of alluvial gravels resting on a clay and limestone base, as well as from a mild micro-climate thanks to the nearby Gironde estuary. Because of its limited size, the chateau only produces around 30,000 bottles per year. The usual blend is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon with 30% Merlot, which makes it a solid and classically full-bodied St.-Estèphe.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.com Chateau Haut-Marbuzet
  2. ^ crus-bourgeois.com 2003 Official List Archived 28 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c Peppercorn, David (1991). Bordeaux. London: Faber and Faber Ltd. pp. 197. ISBN 0-571-13699-0.
  4. ^ Coates, Clive (1995). Grands Vins. University of California Press. pp. 210. ISBN 0-520-20220-1

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