Chateau Le Prieure St. Emilion Bordeaux Wine

Chateau Le Prieure St. Emilion, 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

Chateau Le Prieure dates all the way back to 1696, when it went under the name of Cru des Cordeliers. The more modern era begins when what we know of as Chateau Le Prieure was purchased in 1897 by Joseph Brisson. The 6.25 hectare Bordeaux vineyard of Chateau Le Prieure is located on the border of St. Emilion and Pomerol. Once that purchase was completed, he altered the name of this Bordeaux wine estate to Chateau Le Prieure.

In 1998, the owners of Chateau Le Prieure conducted a complete renovation of the St. Emilion estate. This is included rebuilding the wine making facilities and replanting 50% of the Right Bank vineyard. During the replanting, the amount of Cabernet Franc was increased to 25%, while the Merlot was reduced to 75%,. They purchased nine, new, thermoregulated vats and sorting tables. The addition of nine vats allows the winery to vinify on a parcel by parcel basis.

In 2004, the owner, Olivier Guichard passed away. Today, his daughter Aline and her husband Paul Goldschmidt are responsible for managing Chateau Le Prieure. They also count Chateau Vray Croix de Gay in Pomerol and Chateau Siaurac in Lalande de Pomerol among their Right Bank holdings.

The 6.25 hectare St. Emilion vineyard of Chateau Le Prieure is located not far from Chateau Trottevieille, Chateau Troplong Mondot and Chateau Pavie-Macquin. The terroir consists of thin layers of clay over limestone. The vineyards are planted to 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc. They have old vines. On average the vines are kept at an average of 41 years of age The vine density is 7,100 vines per hectare. The wine of Chateau Le Prieure is aged in 50% new French oak barrels. The amount of new wood depends on the style and character of the vintage. This Right Bank property was consulted by Stephane Derenoncourt from 2006 to 2009 and since 2010, by Alain Raynaud. Close to 1,800 cases are produced each vintage. There is a second wine, Délice du Prieuré.

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