Château de Chambrun

The château

The Cholet family founded the property between the 2 World Wars as Clos de Chambrun, a name taken from a plot called Champ Brun, the brown field. It later belonged to Jean-Philippe Janoueix, until 2007, and then to Silvio Denz, until 2015, when the owners of Château Moncets, also at Néac, bought it, made it the lead of their 2 estates. Julien Noël is managing director, Bruno Chaminade cellar master and Nicolas Ballet vineyard manager.

The plots lie on the gravelly clay of Néac, just across the appellation line from the Pomerol plateau, and the vines, mostly Merlot, were replanted from a large massal selection. Since 2009 a single plot at the foot of the church of Néac has made a wine of its own, Le Bourg. The 2021 is 79% Merlot and 21% Cabernet Franc, from vines of about 52 years at 6,500 vines a hectare; the grapes were sorted by density and brought in by gravity, and the wine aged 18 months in French oak barrels, 80% new and 20% of 1 year, with 12 different toasts from 5 coopers.

At a glance

Appellation

Lalande-de-Pomerol

Commune

Néac

Classification

No classification

Owners

The owners of Château Moncets, since 2015

Direction

Julien Noël, managing director; Bruno Chaminade, cellar master; Nicolas Ballet, vineyard manager

Vineyard

The 2021: vines of about 52 years, 6,500 vines a hectare

Soil

Gravelly clay Terroir of Lalande-de-Pomerol →

Grapes

Mostly Merlot; the 2021: Merlot 79%, Cabernet Franc 21%

Cellar

The 2021: sorted by density; gravity; 18 months in French oak, 80% new

Wines

Château de Chambrun; Le Bourg, from one plot, since 2009

In history

Clos de Chambrun, founded by the Cholet family between the wars; Jean-Philippe Janoueix until 2007; Silvio Denz until 2015