Cap de Mourlin's history
The Capdemourlin family has been living in Saint-Emilion since 1580. The family gave its name to the estate, the oldest winery in the region, and where it has lived continually since 1580. Documentation of a wine sale dating from 1647 was found in the archives of the estate. The name Capdemourlin goes back to the 11th and 12th centuries (Cap comes from caput, meaning chief, and Mourlin from Maures or Moors).
Château Cap de Mourlin has been a member of the Academy of Wines of Bordeaux since 1948, and also belongs to the Association de Grands Crus Classés de Saint-Emilion and the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux. Jacques Capdemourlin was president of the Syndicat Viticole de Saint-Emilion from 1986 to 1990, and has been heading the Jurade of Saint-Emilion, the winemakers' brotherhood, as Premier Jurat since 1996.
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Present time
In 1983, Jacques Capdemourlin regrouped the estate, which had been long-time divided between his father, Roger, and his uncle, Jean. In 1999, the estate underwent major renovation, with the construction of a new vat room, a temperature-controlled room for malolactic fermentation, and a barrel cellar. Château Cap de Mourlin has been classified as a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé since 1954, date of the creation of the classification.
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