Château Hosanna

The vineyard was originally part of the estate of the de May family, who settled on Pomerol's plateau in the 16th century and planted one of the appellation's first vineyards there. Its later names included Château Certan, Château Certan-Talazac and Château Certan-Marzelle; the Talazac family were still listed as proprietors in the 1908 Cocks et Féret, with a production of 10 tonneaux. In 1956 the Giraud family acquired the property and renamed it Château Certan-Giraud. The Moueix site describes Château Certan Giraud as considered one of the premier crus of Pomerol since the 1950s. Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix bought the estate in 1999, and only the highest plateau parcels were selected to form Château Hosanna. Christian Moueix chose the name Hosanna, and he dug several strategically placed wells to improve drainage of the vineyard's wet soil.

• Earlier names: Château Certan, Château Certan-Talazac, Château Certan-Marzelle, then Château Certan-Giraud from 1956
• Bought by Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix in 1999
• Only the highest plateau parcels of Château Certan Giraud were selected to form Château Hosanna
• Christian Moueix chose the name Hosanna
• Wells were dug to improve drainage of the wet soil

Château Hosanna belongs to Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix, a négociant house based in Libourne that has been family run since 1937. In Pomerol the company also owns Château La Fleur-Pétrus and Château Trotanoy; its other estates include Château Bélair-Monange in Saint-Émilion and Dominus Estate and Ulysses in Napa Valley. Christian Moueix (b. 1946) joined the family business in 1970 and became President in 1991; he added Château Hosanna to the firm's vineyard holdings in 1999. Edouard Moueix (b. 1977) joined the company in 2003 as the third generation involved in the family business. The company's management team includes Arnaud de Lamy (Estates Director), Eric Murisasco (Technical Director), Michel Falquier (Vineyard Manager, family estates) and Laurent Descos (Cellar Master, family estates).

• Owner since 1999: Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix, family run since 1937
• Christian Moueix (b. 1946): joined in 1970, President from 1991
• Edouard Moueix (b. 1977): joined in 2003, the third generation in the family business
• Management team: Arnaud de Lamy, Estates Director; Eric Murisasco, Technical Director; Michel Falquier, Vineyard Manager (family estates); Laurent Descos, Cellar Master (family estates)

Château Hosanna covers 4.5 hectares (11.1 acres) in the heart of Pomerol's central plateau, adjacent to Château Lafleur to the north, Petrus to the east, Château La Fleur-Pétrus to the west and Vieux Château Certan to the south. The soils are blue clay on red gravel with an iron-rich subsoil, a terroir of red gravel and clay on crasse de fer. The vineyard is planted to 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, with an average vine age of 40 years, and a significant portion of the old Cabernet Franc vines dates back to 1956. The vineyard is certified HVE 3 and farmed under culture raisonnée, with soil tilling and vine growth management adapted to the climatic conditions.

• 4.5 hectares (11.1 acres) on Pomerol's central plateau
• Neighbours: Château Lafleur (north), Petrus (east), Château La Fleur-Pétrus (west), Vieux Château Certan (south)
• Soils: blue clay on red gravel, iron-rich subsoil; red gravel and clay on crasse de fer
• 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc; average vine age 40 years
• Certified HVE 3; culture raisonnée with soil tilling

Harvest is by hand, with double sorting, manual and optical. The wine is made in thermo-regulated concrete and stainless-steel vats with gentle, controlled maceration and extraction, then aged 16 to 18 months in French oak barrels, 50% of them new.

• Manual harvest; double sorting, manual and optical
• Thermo-regulated concrete and stainless-steel vats; gentle, controlled maceration and extraction
• 16 to 18 months in French oak barrels, 50% new

Château Hosanna is a Pomerol wine from the estate's 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc vineyard. In a Decanter masterclass report (last updated May 2015), Christian Moueix showed the 2001 and the 2000. Decanter found a very minty nose with lifted violet perfume, chocolate bramble fruit and grippy, tight structure in the 2001, and Moueix said: 'The Cabernet Franc brings more complexity – it brings out the poetry of the wine.' In the 2000, Decanter found an unusually mature nose of savoury plums and leather and a round palate of black and blue fruits, coffee-toned oak and ripe tannins, with delicious flavours but lacking vibrancy.

• Château Hosanna, Pomerol: 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, aged 16 to 18 months in French oak barrels (50% new)
• 2001: Decanter noted a minty nose with lifted violet perfume and grippy, tight structure
• 2000: Decanter noted savoury plums and leather, ripe tannins and delicious flavours lacking vibrancy

The Moueix site calls Hosanna 'a marriage of intensity, purity and balance,' adding that its silky touch has led some to describe it as the feminine counterpart to Trotanoy. The estate credits its terroir of red gravel and clay on crasse de fer with producing wines of 'great elegance, complexity, and power,' and its old Cabernet Franc vines with contributing 'a unique complexity to the cru.'

Primary sources (Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix, the owner's site): https://www.moueix.com/en/pomerol/hosanna, https://www.moueix.com/en/company/history and the estate's technical sheet (PDF): https://www.moueix.com/sites/default/files/2025-03/ft_hosanna_nv_ang.pdf. Secondary sources: Decanter (Decanter Staff, last updated 28 May 2015), https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/ets-jean-pierre-moueix-presented-by-christian-moueix-62894/; Wine Spectator (Mitch Frank, Nov 15, 2011 issue), https://top100.winespectator.com/2021/article/christian-moueix-the-right-banks-quiet-champion/; The Wine Doctor (Chris Kissack), https://www.thewinedoctor.com/bordeaux/hosanna_2.shtml. Last verified 2026-10-20. Where the producer's site and a secondary source disagree, the producer's site governs.