Appellation: Péssac-Léognan Rouge

• Péssac-Léognan Rouge

History The history of Château Lespault-Martillac is very old since it is one of the oldest wines of Martillac, already exploited for the vine in Roman times. The freshly restored cellars and the main building, an 18th century manor house,...

• Péssac-Léognan Rouge

• 1st Cru Classé (1855)
• Cru Classé de Graves

• HVE (High Environmental Value)

History The history of Château Haut-Brion, the oldest of Bordeaux’s Grands Crus, lasted five centuries. Its name refers to the Gascon toponym “Haut Brion” which designates a gravelly terrace. Jean de Pontac (1488-1589) bought the noble house of Haut-Brion, giving...

• Péssac-Léognan Rouge

• Second Wine

History The property owes its name, its origin and its old reputation to a historic congregation called “Congregation of the Mission” or “Lazarists”, founded in the seventeenth century by Saint Vincent de Paul. Since 1983, La Mission Haut Brion is...

• Péssac-Léognan Rouge

• Cru Classé de Graves

History Mission, as it is commonly called in Bordeaux, owes its name and history to a religious congregation founded in the seventeenth century. The vineyards Clarence Dillon, owner of Château Haut Brion, bought this famous vineyard in 1983. It is...

• Péssac-Léognan Rouge

• Cru Classé de Graves

• HVE (High Environmental Value)

In history, the seigniory Olivier already existed in the twelfth century. We then found the tribute of his lords to the King since 1273 and recognitions since 1332. The Black Prince, who established his residence in Bordeaux from 1362 to...

• Péssac-Léognan Rouge

• Cru Classé de Graves

Classified as early as 1953, Château Latour-Martillac owes its name and history to the tower adorning its main courtyard, a remnant of a fort built in Martillac in the 12th century by the ancestors of the famous philosopher Montesquieu. This...

• Péssac-Léognan Rouge

The rich and complex Château Larrivet Haut-Brion history archives reveal many changes of names and owners … All great connoisseurs of Bordeaux wines. First “Château de Canolle”, then “La Rivette”, then successively “La Rivette” and “Brion-Larrivet”, it is only from...

• Péssac-Léognan Rouge

• Cru Classé de Graves

• HVE (High Environmental Value)

History The history of Château Haut-Bailly really begins when an edition of the ” Illustrated Great Wines of the Gironde ” of the early twentieth century of Henry Guillier shows the property as the only Graves, with the Château Haut-Brion,...

• Péssac-Léognan Rouge

• Cru Classé de Graves

• HVE (High Environmental Value)

History Château Pape Clément, located in Pessac, at the gates of Bordeaux, owes its name and its history to its most famous owner: Pope Clement V. It is one of the oldest Grands Crus of Bordeaux. Its vineyard was established...

• Péssac-Léognan Rouge

The history of Clos Marsalette, shared between Stephan Von Neipperg and Didier Miqueu, dates back to 1992. Yet, it is only in 2002 that the owners started to focus on this wine and invested in new equipment adapted to making...

• Péssac-Léognan Rouge

History The history of the Domaine de la Solitude does not allow us to locate with precision the origin of the property. In reality, it is not until the nineteenth century and the establishment of the community of the Holy...

• Péssac-Léognan Rouge

• Second Wine

History The history of the Domaine de Chevalier goes back to the archives of the XVIIth century which recall that the small estate of Chivaley (knight in Gascony) includes “houses, outbuildings, gardens, land, vines, woods and meadows” and thus represents...