Château Nénin Pomerol Red 2011

On the eve of the 1997 harvest, Jean-Hubert Delon purchased Château Nénin, which had belonged to his cousins, the Despujol family, since 1847. A major restructuring was immediately undertaken.

The pruning and trellising methods were reviewed, the land was drained, the vines were replanted or uprooted, and the equipment modernized. The ageing and storage cellars were extended and completely re-fitted, and air conditioning was added. A new vat room, furnished with state-of-the-art equipment, was built thereby completing the total transformation of the property.

A great Pomerol terroir
Château Nénin's vineyards grow on a single block of land with the exception of one plot. Nevertheless, the Grand Vin is only produced on the best parcels, 8 hectares of the largest clay and gravel terroirs located on the Pomerol plateau. The adjoining plots, below, are devoted to the production of the second wine, Fugue de Nénin.

In the context of the Pomerol appellation, where it is rare for a property to exceed 10 hectares, Château Nénin represents a significant area, with up to 32 hectares of vines in production. Its terroir comprises all the diversity of soils that characterise Pomerol. These are mainly Oligocene deposits overlain by gravelly alluvial formations from the Dordogne; siliceous clays and gravels, quartz, granite, iron slag and basalt pebbles.

Source: Domaines Delon website