Chateau Marojallia Margaux Bordeaux Wine

Marojallia, Margaux Bordeaux wine producer profile, with wine tasting notes, wine ratings, a history of the property, information on wine making and terroir, along with wine tasting reviews. If you want to read about other important, Bordeaux Chateaux: Links to all Bordeaux Wine Producer Profiles

It is a known fact that Bordeaux wine and the Bordeaux region was favored by the ancient Romans. There are numerous remains of their efforts scattered over the right and left bank. In fact, the ancient Roman’s coined a word for what we now call the region of Margaux , Marojallia. The famed Roman poet Ausonius is credited for having came up with the word.

Chateau Ausone in St. Emilon also took its name from Ausonius. However, that is one of the few ties to ancient history this property has. Marojallia is one of the few ”microcuvée’s” Bordeaux wine producers in the left bank.  Marojallia was the first, small, boutique property in the Medoc. The chateau is situated in Margaux, not far from the village of Margaux.

Philippe Porcheron produced the debut vintage of Marojallia in 1999. This was with the help of Jean-Luc Thunevin and Murielle Andraud from Valandraud in St. Emilion.  Murielle Andraud worked with the estate on their 1999 and 2000 vintages. After that date, Michel Rolland was retained as consultant oenologist.

Due to the unconventional wine making views of Marojallia, (unconventional for the Medoc is a much more accurate statement), the new owner was initially greeted with doubt from some of his neighbors.

However, the quality of Marojallia is there. All anyone needs to do is taste the wine.  But because the production of this Left Bank Bordeaux wine is small and prices are high, it is difficult to find. In a recent tasting in of all the top 2000 wines in 2010, the wine showed well and had ample stuffing to continue to age and evolve.  Marojallia added a hotel, restaurant and conference facilities to their Margaux property. 

The vineyard area extends 4 hectares and is planted to 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Merlot. The vines are on average, 25 years of age. The vineyard is planted to a vine density of 10,000 vines per hectare. Yields are often tiny at 25 hectoliters per hectare. The wine of Marojallia is vinified in temperature controlled, stainless steel vats. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barrel. The wine of Chateau Marojallia is aged in 100% new, French oak barrels for between 18 to 24 months. On average, 450 cases of Marojallia are produced per year. They also produce a second wine, Clos Margalaine. There is a boutique hotel attached to the property that is owned by the same family.

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