Château Desmirail 2019

A great vintage in 9 for a Grand Cru Classé from Margaux

The estate
3rd Grand Cru Classé of Margaux in 1855, the Château Desmirail illustrates, through its wines, all the typicity of this exceptional terroir. Owned by the Lurton family since 1992, Château Desmirail has equipped itself with infrastructure commensurate with its terroir, allowing this Cru Classé to reach the highest level.

The vineyard
The vineyard of Château Desmirail extends over about forty hectares cultivated with the utmost respect for the environment through the implementation of sustainable viticulture. The soils are made up of gravels dating from the Quaternary period, which constitute the preferred terroir of this illustrious Margaux property.

The vintage
With a tumultuous sky that played with the nerves of the winegrowers, the harvest at Château Desmirail began on Wednesday, September 25 and extended over three weeks. Picked according to their maturity, the Merlots and Cabernets displayed superb fruit and moderate alcohol levels. For the estate, 2019 is a year that combines both quantity and quality. This beautiful vintage is already shaping up to be similar to years like 59, 89 and 2009.