Château Hosanna
High on the Pomerol plateau, the tiny patchwork of Château Hosanna feels like a distilled essence of the appellation: barely 4.5 hectares, wedged among illustrious neighbours yet unmistakably its own. Vines were already tended here by the de May family in the 16th century; until 1999 the estate was known as Certan‑Giraud, before joining the Jean‑Pierre Moueix family.
The soils are red gravel over clay, shot through with the iron-rich “crasse de fer” that gives Merlot its gravitas and tension. Cabernet Franc adds a cool, linear lift. Hand picking, severe selection and parcel-by-parcel vinification keep the message precise.
Ageing in barrique is used as structure rather than perfume. The result is Pomerol with quiet authority: dense but poised, fine-grained tannins, and a long, mineral finish that seems to remember the plateau.Château Hosanna
High on the Pomerol plateau, the tiny patchwork of Château Hosanna feels like a distilled essence of the appellation: barely 4.5 hectares, wedged among illustrious neighbours yet unmistakably its own. Vines were already tended here by the de May family in the 16th century; until 1999 the estate was known as Certan‑Giraud, before joining the Jean‑Pierre Moueix family.
The soils are red gravel over clay, shot through with the iron-rich “crasse de fer” that gives Merlot its gravitas and tension. Cabernet Franc adds a cool, linear lift. Hand picking, severe selection and parcel-by-parcel vinification keep the message precise.
Ageing in barrique is used as structure rather than perfume. The result is Pomerol with quiet authority: dense but poised, fine-grained tannins, and a long, mineral finish that seems to remember the plateau.
