Appellation: Haut-Médoc
Maucaillou Haut-Médoc
The beautiful history of the Château begins with the Petit-Laroche family, a wine merchant, who settled in the 19th century at a place called Maucaillou. In 1875, J. Petit-Laroche married and offered his wife, as a wedding present, the construction...
Wine detailsHaut Médoc Giscours
If, in the history, the first document mentions the Giscours Castle in 1330, or rather the noble house of “Guyscoutz”, it is in 1847 that the Count of Pescatore built the remarkable castle which dominates the vineyard. 1855 marks the...
Wine detailsChâteau Cantemerle
History The history of Château Cantemerle began in the Middle Ages, when the property was part of the fortification line that defended the banks of the Medoc, about a kilometer from the current castle. The oldest known manuscript attesting the...
Wine detailsL’Héritage de Chasse Spleen
Mme Castaing, the first owner of the history of the château, inherited parcels among the best of the rump of Grand Poujeaux. But unfortunately too late to participate in the classification of 1855. In 1932, a new classification ranked Chasse...
Wine detailsChâteau de Camensac
History It’s been centuries since the vine appeared in the history of Camensac, around a house whose origin goes back to the XVIIIth century. Since then, only four families have succeeded to the management of the vintage. The current owners,...
Wine detailsChâteau du Retout
History Château du Retout is characterized in history by its mill of the thirteenth century located at its center which is none other than the highest point of the property (17m high). The crisis of phylloxera (nineteenth century), the war...
Wine detailsChâteau La Tour Carnet
History The history of Château La Tour Carnet dates back to the 12th century. Indeed, this vast vineyard of 132 hectares is undoubtedly one of the oldest domains of the Medoc. Its architecture is purely medieval as evidenced by the tower, surrounded by moats,...
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