Summary
- Produces red Cru Bourgeois Bordeaux wine.
- Cultivates 23 ha of clay-limestone vineyard planted with vines averaging 25 years of age.
- Vineyard arranged with the grape varieties of Merlot (65%), Cabernet Sauvignon (29%), Cabernet Franc (5%), and Petit Verdot (1%).
Company Story
Cardinal Richelieu’s grandnephew was one of the most colorful characters of his time. He was a friend of Voltaire’s and a notorious libertine, companion in debauchery of the regent Philippe d’Orléans (1715 - 1723). Having the favors of Louis XV, he became Maréchal and Superintendent of Trivial Pleasures to the king.
He became a staunch defender and advocate of Bordeaux wines. When questioned by Louis XV on how he maintained his vigor as a lover, he said he owed it to Médoc wine and added wistfully : "Don’t tell the King I am Maréchal de France (the highest military distinction at the time), he thinks I am a wine producer from Bordeaux."
The property was split in two at the end of the XIXth century, then bought around 1980 by Lucien Lurton. His daughter, Marie-Laure, ran it with enthusiasm making a beautifully structured wine with real potential for ageing.
Philippe Ferrier bought the property in 2015 and undertook a complete refurbishment of the Château, the fermenting installations and the cellars as well as the harvest reception and processing installations.
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The ageing process lasts from 12 to 14 months, depending on how the wine evolves.
The tasting of the batches is done every month to be sure the ageing goes well.