- BrandDoisy Daene
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- TypeDessert Wine
- Size750ml
- SKU 210000045891
Chateau Doisy Dane Sauternes 1998
The name Doisy-Daene was inspired by an owner in the late 1800s, Jacques Emmanuel Daëne. Daene took the vineyard’s name of Doisy and used his name to come up with what we know of today as Chateau, Doisy Daene.
In 1875, J.J.E. Daene’s three sons inherited their estate. Later that same year, they sold a portion of Doisy Daene to the Dubroca Brothers. Starting in 1878, Doisy Daene was sold again, again and again.
Finally, in 1924, Georges Dubourdieu purchased Doisy Daene from Deban’s heirs. At the time, the property had only 4 hectares under vine. Slowly but surely, the family continued acquiring more land and increasing the size of the vineyard.
Pierre Dubourdieu took over management of the estate in 1949. One of his initial decisions was introducing the first dry white wine in the appellation, Cuvée Saint Martin. At the time, their new dry white Bordeaux wine was a massive 70% of the estates total production!
In 2000, the noted wine consultant, Denis Dubourdieu took over managing all of the family estates from his father, Pierre Dubourdieu who was now retired. Denis Dubourdieu was perfect for the job. He was a respected professor at Bordeaux University and was already consulting numerous Bordeaux estates in the Medoc, the Right Bank, and of course Sauternes on the production of their red, dry white, and sweet wines.
In 2014, Denis Dubourdieu added to his holdings in Sauternes when he purchased the estate of Chateau Doisy Dubroca from the Lurton family. From that point forward, no more vintages of Doisy Dubroca were produced. The vines were re-incorporated back into the vineyard of Chateau Doisy Daene.
