Moulis-en-Médoc estate making Cabernet Sauvignon led red Haut-Médoc in French oak.
The producer
Château Mauvesin Barton is an estate in Moulis-en-Médoc within the Haut-Médoc, with a 48 hectare Left Bank vineyard and 40 hectares planted to vines. The Barton family acquired the property in 2011 from the Baritault de Carpia family. Lilian Barton Sartorius and Michel Sartorius began an estate wide restoration, while Mélanie Barton Sartorius joined in 2013 as the first Barton family member with formal oenology credentials. The red blend uses Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, with temperature controlled stainless steel fermentation and French oak ageing.
Known for
Cabernet led Moulis red blends
Notable facts
Château Mauvesin Barton was created in 1457, and the château was built in 1853.
The Barton family purchased the estate in 2011 from the Baritault de Carpia family.
The vineyard covers 48 hectares, with 40 hectares planted to vines.
Since the purchase, the family has planted 6 hectares of vines and uprooted one older plot.
Fermentation takes place in 24 temperature controlled stainless steel tanks.
The story
The Vat Room Restored
In 2011, the Barton family purchased Château Mauvesin Barton from the Baritault de Carpia family. Lilian Barton Sartorius and Michel Sartorius then began a serious restoration and renovation of the estate. The old vat room was restored into a spacious cellar. A new tasting room followed, decorated in stone and oak and set beside a large window overlooking the barrel cellar. The work took place on a property whose origins reach back to 1457 and whose château was built in 1853. The new room looks directly over the barrels.
From the atlas
Château Mauvesin Barton
A Moulis-en-Médoc estate where the Barton family has paired a Cabernet Sauvignon led red blend with a restored cellar and French oak ageing.
At A Glance
Field
Detail
Appellation
Moulis-en-Médoc, within the Haut-Médoc
Vineyard
48 hectares, with 40 hectares planted to vines
Vine age
Average close to 35 years
Main grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot
Fermentation
24 temperature controlled stainless steel tanks
Production
Approximately 20,000 cases per year
The Producer
The château on the property was built in 1853, on an estate created in 1457. The Barton family purchased Château Mauvesin Barton in 2011 from the Baritault de Carpia family. Lilian Barton Sartorius and her husband Michel Sartorius then began restoration and renovation across the property.
Château Mauvesin Barton is located in Moulis-en-Médoc within the Haut-Médoc appellation. Its red wine uses Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, with fermentation in temperature controlled stainless steel and ageing in French oak. Mélanie Barton Sartorius joined the company in 2013 as the first Barton family member with formal oenology credentials. Her brother Damien Barton Sartorius represents the eighth generation of the Barton family in the Médoc.
Place
The estate is in Moulis-en-Médoc within the Haut-Médoc, on Bordeaux's Left Bank. Moulis-en-Médoc gives the local address, while Haut-Médoc names the wider appellation used for the red wine.
The soils combine gravel with clay, sand and limestone. These are the ground conditions recorded for the vineyard, without a narrower claim about drainage, microclimate or bottle ageing.
Wines
Château Mauvesin Barton 2021 is a red Haut-Médoc. The house blend profile is 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. It spends 12 months in French oak, with 33% of the barrels new.
The bottle carries the estate name, with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot forming the largest parts of the blend and Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot completing it. The range material available here centres on this named estate red.
Final Word
Château Mauvesin Barton is a Moulis-en-Médoc estate whose named red is a Cabernet Sauvignon led blend aged in French oak. The Barton family has paired the old property with a restored cellar and a continuing Médoc family line.