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Château Croix-Mouton

shah-TOH krwah moo-TOHN

How to read this

Capitals mark the stressed syllable. “ohn” is a nasal vowel: say it through the nose, with no n. The French r comes from the back of the throat. The recording is the reference.

Jean-Philippe Janoueix’s Bordeaux Supérieur on the clay of the Île du Carney at Lugon, by the edge of Fronsac, made to be drunk young under a label whose “M” changes every year.

Appellation: Bordeaux Supérieur
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The château

Croix-Mouton belongs to the group of estates Jean-Philippe Janoueix has built across Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Pomerol, Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion and Bordeaux Supérieur, and it is the one meant for the table now rather than the cellar. It lies in the commune of Lugon, on the clay soils of the Île du Carney, on the edge of Fronsac, where his 2 Bordeaux Supérieur châteaux stand on silt and clay, planted mostly to Merlot.

The wine is made to be drunk young, and the label shows it in its own way: the “M” on it changes shape and color every year to mark the vintage. There are 2 wines, Château Croix-Mouton and La Réserve du Château Croix-Mouton.

At a glance

Appellation: Bordeaux Supérieur
Commune: Lugon
Classification: No classification
Owner: Jean-Philippe Janoueix
Soil: Clay, on the Île du Carney Terroir of Bordeaux Supérieur →
Grapes: Mostly Merlot
Wines: Château Croix-Mouton; La Réserve du Château Croix-Mouton

Sources

Its own publications: Jean-Philippe Janoueix Domaines: Château Croix-Mouton, Château Croix-Mouton (in French), La Réserve du Château Croix-Mouton, about us, the appellations

Revised September 23, 2026. How I choose sources

The record

Château Croix-Mouton is in the Bordeaux Supérieur appellation.

Private

By invitation only.

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