Lalande-de-Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
Château Moncets sits on 21.5 hectares of black clay spread across three hills, and that topography is the real engine of the estate. East, west, and south-facing slopes create a surprising number of microclimates within one continuous block, allowing Merlot and Cabernet Franc to be matched, farmed, and harvested with an unusual degree of precision.
The vineyard is divided into nearly 23 parcels, but the work goes even further than that. Detailed soil studies allow the team to identify differences within individual parcels, isolating the sections that ripen best rather than treating each block as one uniform piece of land. It is a very modern way of looking at an estate founded in 1770.
Moncets takes its name from General de Moncets, who is believed to have acquired the property in 1872. A French family purchased it in 2012, then began a complete rethink of the vineyards and winery in 2015. The château itself followed, undergoing a full renovation between 2019 and 2023 while retaining the architecture and two-hectare park.
This is where the wider Domaines de Moncets project began. Château de Chambrun and the other properties came later, but Moncets remains the centre of the whole operation: the estate where the team works, tastes, and develops its broader vision for Bordeaux.
The wines have evolved with the property. The focus is now firmly on fruit, freshness, and precision, with less interest in weight for its own sake. Even the packaging has been stripped back. The direction feels clear: understand every fold of the vineyard, keep what matters from the past, and leave behind everything that no longer serves the wine.
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