Château de Malle
Château de Malle, a leading name in the production of Sauternes and Bordeaux wines and a magnificent residence of the counts Lur-Saluces, is considered a national historic monument. Built in 1600, the estate includes beautiful Italian gardens and about 50 hectares of vineyards located between the municipalities of Preignac, Fargues, and Toulenne, straddling the two prestigious appellations of origin Graves and Sauternes. In 1950, Pierre de Bournazel took ownership of the castle, inheriting it from his uncle Pierre de Lur-Saluces. He dedicated himself with sincere love to renovating the entire estate: he replanted all the vineyards, destroyed by frost, and established himself as a prominent figure in Bordeaux viticulture. After his death, it was his wife, the Countess of Bournazel, who continued to run the estate with a team of experts. She is currently assisted by her three children, Paul-Henry, Antoine, and Charles.
The cellar of Malle mainly produces Sauternes wines, known for the particular way they are born: their sweetness is indeed due to the action of a noble mold called Botrytis Cinerea, which accelerates the withering of the grapes thanks to a faster evaporation of the water contained in the berry. Botrytis Cinerea thus leads to the concentration of sugars within the berry, significantly increasing the alcoholic potential. This mold requires particular climatic conditions to develop positively, without degenerating into the deleterious gray mold.
Aged and bottled in the castle, according to the authentic family tradition, the wines of De Malle are sweet, elegant, and delicate wines, the result of hard work carried out over the centuries with skill and determination.
attributed to the action of a noble mold called Botrytis Cinerea, which accelerates the withering of the grapes thanks to a faster evaporation of the water contained in the berry. Botrytis Cinerea thus leads to the concentration of sugars within the berry, significantly increasing the alcoholic potential. This mold requires particular climatic conditions to develop positively, without degenerating into the deleterious gray mold.Aged and bottled in the castle, according to the authentic family tradition, the wines of De Malle are sweet, elegant, and delicate wines, the result of hard work carried out over the centuries with skill and determination.
Château de Malle, a leading name in the production of Sauternes and Bordeaux wines and a magnificent residence of the counts Lur-Saluces, is considered a national historic monument. Built in 1600, the estate includes beautiful Italian gardens and about 50 hectares of vineyards located between the municipalities of Preignac, Fargues, and Toulenne, straddling the two prestigious appellations of origin Graves and Sauternes. In 1950, Pierre de Bournazel took ownership of the castle, inheriting it from his uncle Pierre de Lur-Saluces. He dedicated himself with sincere love to renovating the entire estate: he replanted all the vineyards, destroyed by frost, and established himself as a prominent figure in Bordeaux viticulture. After his death, it was his wife, the Countess of Bournazel, who continued to run the estate with a team of experts. She is currently assisted by her three children, Paul-Henry, Antoine, and Charles.
The cellar of Malle mainly produces Sauternes wines, known for the particular way they are born: their sweetness is indeed due to the action of a noble mold called Botrytis Cinerea, which accelerates the withering of the grapes thanks to a faster evaporation of the water contained in the berry. Botrytis Cinerea thus leads to the concentration of sugars within the berry, significantly increasing the alcoholic potential. This mold requires particular climatic conditions to develop positively, without degenerating into the deleterious gray mold.
Aged and bottled in the castle, according to the authentic family tradition, the wines of De Malle are sweet, elegant, and delicate wines, the result of hard work carried out over the centuries with skill and determination.
attributed to the action of a noble mold called Botrytis Cinerea, which accelerates the withering of the grapes thanks to a faster evaporation of the water contained in the berry. Botrytis Cinerea thus leads to the concentration of sugars within the berry, significantly increasing the alcoholic potential. This mold requires particular climatic conditions to develop positively, without degenerating into the deleterious gray mold.Aged and bottled in the castle, according to the authentic family tradition, the wines of De Malle are sweet, elegant, and delicate wines, the result of hard work carried out over the centuries with skill and determination.
