1975 | Chteau Blair-Monange | Saint-Emilion

Introduction

Red Wine: 1975 | Chteau Blair-Monange | Saint-Emilion

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Producer: Chteau Blair-Monange

Vintage: 1975

Size: 750ml

ABV: 12%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: France, Bordeaux

Producer Information

Chteau Blair-Monange is a Bordeaux winery and vineyard rated as a Grand Cru Class B in the classification of Saint-milion estates. It makes red wine based on Merlot with a subsidiary component of Cabernet Franc. It was known as Chteau Blair (Dubois-Challon) until the 2008 vintage. The vineyard is located just outside Saint-milion village. Since the 2012 merger with Chtea Magdeleine (see below) it covers 23.5 hectares. 2014 saw the debut of the second wine, Annonce de Blair-Monange. The third wine is Haut Roc Blanquant (Grand Cru).
The estate was formed in the 14th Century, on land cultivated by the Romans. Wine production didn’t begin on the property until the 1700s. In 1850 Beair was rated as the leading wine of Saint-milion in the authoritative Cocks et Ferret guide. It held this status well into the 20th century. It is a close neighbor of the Grand Cru Class A Chteau Ausone and was owned by the same family for much of the 20th Century, even sharing Ausone’s cellars. The family name Dubois-Challon, though not an integral part of the property title, was used to distinguish the estate from numerous other Blairs in Bordeaux. It was managed for a time by Pascal Delbeck, who had been the head winemaker at Ausone but, in 2003, he began selling shares to the Moueix family’s ngociant business stablissements Jean-Pierre Moueix. By 2008, the Mouiex family was in complete control and the name was changed to Blair-Monange. Anne-Adle Monange is the mother of Jean-Pierre Moueix, grandmother of Christian, and great-grandmother of Edouard, who now runs the property. In 1931 Adle was the first woman from the family to settle in Saint-milion. In the later 20th century the estate had fallen into a comparitive state of neglect, considering its former reputation. With a new team in charge the wine saw a marked upturn in quality. Vineyard selection was made stricter, yields were lowered and the grapes were picked later.