Chateau Maison Blanche Medoc Bordeaux, Complete Guide

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

Chateau Maison Blanche History, Overview

Chateau Maison Blanche was purchased in 2000 by Patrick Bouey. While their purchase of Chateau Maison Blanche is relatively recent, as far as Bordeaux goes, the Bouey family has a long history in the region. In fact, the family has been active in the Bordeaux region as winemakers and negociants since 1821.

Chateau Maison Blanche Vineyards, Terroir, Grapes, Winemaking

The 28-hectare, Left Bank vineyard of Chateau Maison Blanche is planted to 80% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Cabernet Franc. Chateau Maison Blanche, along with Chateau Coufran has the highest percentage of Merlot planted in the Medoc.

This adds a lot of inherent softness, roundness, and ripe fruit characteristics to their wine, which is needed from their terroir, as they are so far north, placing them in the cooler terroir of the northern Medoc. They have a terroir of gravel, clay, and limestone soils.

While the average age of the vines is only 20 years, there are old vines, some of which date all the way back to 1954. The terroir is clay and limestone-based soils. The estate focuses on biodynamic and organic vineyard farming techniques.

The property earned its certification for being 100% ISO biodynamic in 2011. The winemaking and vineyard management for Chateau Maison Blanche is consulted by the team of Stephane Derenoncourt. It was a few rounds of musical chairs for their consultants because Stephane Derenoncourt was brought in to replace Michel Rolland.

To produce the wine of Chateau Maison Blanche, the wine is vinified in temperature-controlled, stainless steel vats. The grapes are whole berry fermented. Malolactic fermentation takes place in French oak barrels. The wine is aged in 75% new, French, oak barrels for 12 months before bottling.

The estate also produces Maison Blanche Parcelle and Chateau Lestruelle. Maison Blanche Parcelle is the top wine from the property. The wine is produced from a selection of the estate’s best parcels.

The wine is produced using micro vinification techniques, meaning that the wine was vinified entirely in French oak barrels. The production is small with only 400 cases produced in each vintage. On average, Chateau Maison Blanche produces about 12,000 cases in total of all their different wines in every vintage.

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

When to Drink Chateau Maison Blanche, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Chateau Maison Blanche 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 Maison Blanche is usually better with at least 1-3 years of bottle age. Of course, that can vary slightly, depending on the vintage character. Chateau Maison Blanche offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 2-8 years of age after the vintage

Serving and Decanting Chateau Maison Blanche with Wine, Food, Pairing Tips

Chateau Maison Blanche 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 Maison Blanche is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes.

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

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