Wines

Chateau Lagrange Appellation: Saint-Julien Perhaps less famous than the other St.-Julien estates, Château Lagrange more than merits its place among the troisièmes cru class. After an unremarkable few decades, the estate was purchased by the Japanese firm Suntory and has since enjoyed investment…

Chateau Langao-Barton Appellation: Saint-Julien Château Langoa-Barton is owned by the Barton family and shares its cellar with its sibling Château Léoville-Barton. It is a wine that matures well and has been consistently under priced, given its quality in recent years. Vines: The…

Chateau Giscours Appellation: Margaux The estate of Château Giscours contains one of the largest Château buildings in the region and is also the home ground of the Bordeaux Giscours Cricket Club. Despite a notable scandal, in which the estate management were found to have been tampering…

Chateau Boyd-Cantenac Appellation: Margaux Château Boyd-Cantenac is a little known estate located South of Brane-Contenac and Kirwan. The estate doesn’t have its own Château and the vinification process takes place in a building situated in the grounds of Château Pouget. Vines:…

Chateau Palmer Appellation: Margaux Château Palmer produces undoubtedly one of the finest third growth wines, with many vintages rivalling that of the Premiers Crus. The vineyard was historically part of the ancient estate of Château d’Issan and still occupies a majestic spot in the…

Chateau La Lagune Appellation: Haut-Medoc Château La Lagune has been described by Robert Parker as “very Burgundian”; perhaps surprising, as it occupies a prime spot of terrain in Bordeaux, enjoying the microclimate fostered in between the Gironde river and the Atlantic Ocean. Unusually…

Chateau Desmirail Appellation: Margaux Château Desmirail retains the name of Jean Desmirail, who owned the estate at the end of the 17th Century. It is now owned and controlled by Denis Lurton, part of the Lurton family of wine-makers. Vines: Grape varieties grown are 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10%…

Chateau Calon-Segur Appellation: Saint-Estephe Château Calon-Ségur takes it names from the French word “calon”, which is the name of the small wooden boats that were traditionally used to transport timber across the river Gironde. It was one of the original three vineyards in…

Chateau Ferriere Appellation: Margaux Château Ferrière bears the name of Gabriel Ferrière, who was a royal winebroker in Bordeaux and founded the estate in the mid-18th Century. It is owned by Claire Villars Lurton, of the Lurton family, who trained as a oenologist and entered into…

Chateau Marquis D’Alesme Becker Appellation: Margaux Château Marquis d’Alesme Becker enjoys as its neighbours d’Issan, Palmer and Kirwan and the beautiful Victorian mansion is enviably situated in the heart of the village of Margaux. The wine is notable for the large proportion…