Château

Château Mauvinon

shah-TOH moh-vee-NOHN
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6.5 hectares at Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens, in the Tribaudeau family since 1962, farmed organically since 2017 and made without added sulfur.

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The château

Mauvinon lies at Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens, south of the town of Saint-Émilion, and its 6.5 hectares carry the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru appellation. The Tribaudeau family has held the vineyard since 1962, and Brigitte Tribaudeau runs it now with her children. They have farmed it organically since 2017, certified in 2020, and biodynamically as well; they pick entirely by hand and make and age the wines without sulfur, to infuse rather than extract and keep the fruit. The family lives in 19th-century buildings that also hold the cellar, and has made the place a refuge for birds, with a roof terrace, Le Nichoir, built for welcoming and watching them.

The vines grow on clay and limestone, 66% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Franc and 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30 years old on average. The wine ferments in stainless steel and ages 50% in vat, 25% in new barrels and 25% in older ones, about 40,000 bottles a year. The 2018, which I tasted in April 2024, was dark purple and fruity, with delicate notes of blackberries and cherries, an easy wine to drink now; the 2020, in January 2025, was drinking well, with youthful, rich fruit and savory notes. Beside the Grand Cru the family makes La Familia Mauvinon, in the Bordeaux and Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux appellations, and Alba Mauvinon in red, white and rosé.

At a glance

Appellation
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Commune
Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens
Classification
No classification; not in the list of 2022
Owners
The Tribaudeau family, since 1962
Direction
Brigitte Tribaudeau, with her children
Vineyard
6.5 hectares; vines 30 years old on average
Soil
Clay and limestone Terroir of Saint-Émilion →
Farming
Organic since 2017, certified in 2020; biodynamic; picked entirely by hand
Cellar
Stainless steel; aged 50% in vat, 25% in new barrels, 25% in older ones; no sulfur added
Production
About 40,000 bottles a year
Wines
Château Mauvinon; La Familia Mauvinon; Alba Mauvinon, red, white and rosé

Sources

Institutions
Conseil des Vins de Saint-Émilion, Château Mauvinon
Its own publications
Château Mauvinon: the estate, the family, our values, Alba Mauvinon, La Familia Mauvinon

Revised September 23, 2026. How I choose sources

The record

Château Mauvinon is in the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru appellation.

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is an appellation, not a rank. A wine may carry it and hold no place at all in the Saint-Émilion classification.

Source: INAO, Saint-Émilion grand cru

Private

By invitation only.

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