Chateau Greysac Medoc Bordeaux, Complete Guide

Learn everything about Chateau Greysac, Medoc, and Bordeaux, with wine tasting notes and wine with food pairing tips. Learn the best vintages, a history of the property, information on the vineyards, and winemaking. If you want to read about other, important Bordeaux chateaux; Chateaux: Links to all Bordeaux Wine Producer Profiles

Chateau Greysac History, Overview

The creation of what know as Chateau Greysac dates back to the late 1700s. However, the modern era of the estate begins in 1975, when it was purchased by the Agnelli family from Baron Francois de Gunzburg.

The Agnelli family was of course already quite famous for owning the automobile company, Fiat. After buying Chateau Greysac, they entered into a partnership to purchase Chateau Margaux in 1977, with the Mentzelopoulos family. They eventually sold their shares in Margaux to Corrine Mentzelopoulos.

Once the Agnelli family took over Chateau Greysac, they completely modernized the wine-making facilities, cellars, and replanted portions of the vineyard. In late 2012, Jean Guyon purchased Chateau Greysac from the Agnelli family. Jean Guyon was already well-known in Bordeaux as the owner of Rollan de By, Tour Seran, and Haut Condissas.

Chateau Greysac Vineyards, Terroir, Grapes, Winemaking

The 70-hectare, Left Bank vineyard of Chateau Greysac is planted to 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. The vineyard is situated in the Medoc appellation, just north of St. Estephe. The terroir is gravel, clay, and limestone soils. The vines are on average, 25 years of age.

Previously, the estate planted 2 hectares of Sauvignon Blanc for the production of white Bordeaux wine. But that has been discontinued and the vines were removed. However, starting with the 2016 vintage, the property once again began producing Le Blanc de Greysac from a blend of Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Gris. That seems to have been a short-lived experiment as no white wine has been produced at Chateau Greysac since 2018.

The best vintages of Chateau Greysac are: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2010, 2009, and 2005.

To produce the wine of Chateau Greysac, vinification takes place in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats. Malolactic fermentation takes place in tanks, although a small portion of the malolactic fermentation takes place in barrels. The wine is aged in 20% new, French oak barrels for 12 months before bottling. On average, the large production here is close to 45,000 cases of wine per year.

When to Drink Chateau Greysac, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Chateau Greysac needs some time before it can be enjoyed. Young vintages can be decanted for an average of 1 hour or so. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment.

Chateau Greysac is usually better with at least 1-3 years of bottle age. Of course, that can vary slightly, depending on the vintage character. Chateau Greysac offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 2-9 years of age after the vintage.

Serving and Decanting Chateau Greysac with Wine, Food, Pairing Tips

Chateau Greysac is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. The wine of Chateau Greysac is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes.

Chateau Greysac is a perfect match with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta as well as cheese.

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