Chateau Adaugusta St. Emilion Bordeaux, Complete Guide

Learn everything about Chateau Adaugusta St. Emilion with wine tasting notes and wine with food pairing tips. Learn the best vintages, wine ratings, a history of the property, information on the vineyard, terroir, and winemaking. If you want to read about other important, Bordeaux Chateaux: Links to all Bordeaux Wine Producer Profiles

Chateau Adaugusta History, Overview

Chateau Adaugusta was created in 2006 when the Right Bank vineyard was purchased by Gerard Canuel and Catherine Canuel. One of their first moves after buying the property for the Canuel family was to hire Hubert de Bouard of Chateau Angelus to consult on both the vineyard management and with the winemaking.

The name of the chateau, Adaugusta, is of Latin origin. Chateau Adaugusta can be loosely translated to something that can reach great heights with an even greater effort.

Chateau Adaugusta Vineyards, Terroir, Grapes, Winemaking

The small, 1.4-hectare, Saint Emilion vineyard of Chateau Adaugusta is planted to 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc. The vines are old. They are on average, close to 40 years of age, which is very respectable.

The terroir is clay and limestone. This is quite typical of that which you can often find in St. Emilion and in other parts of the Right Bank. The vine density is 5,500 vines per hectare.

To produce the wine of Chateau Adagusta, the wine is vinified in small, temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barrels. The wine is aged in 50% new, French oak barrels for an average of 14 months before bottling.

But both the amount of new, French oak and the length of the aging can vary. depending on the character and quality of the vintage.

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

The production is as you would expect from such a small vineyard limited. In fact, there are only 450 cases of wine produced here in each vintage. There is a second wine, Cypres d’Adaugusta.

When to Drink Chateau Adaugusta, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Chateau Adaugusta can be enjoyed on the young side. The wine is usually better with just a few years of bottle age. Of course, that can vary slightly, depending on the vintage.

Adaugusta is usually best enjoyed in the first 10-12 years of life. Young vintages can be decanted for up to 1 hour. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment.

Chateau Adaugusta Serving with Wine and Food Pairings

Chateau Adaugusta is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Adaugusta is also good when matched with Asian dishes, rich fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.

Chateau Adaugusta is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.

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