Château

Château de Valois

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A Pomerol vineyard planted in 1862 and farmed organically since 2012 by Frédéric Leydet: 7.78 hectares, mostly Merlot, and a wine given 20 months before it is bottled.

Appellation: Pomerol
Châteaux: See it among the 629

The château

Château de Valois has been a vineyard since 1862. It belongs to EARL Vignobles Leydet, which also works it, and Frédéric Leydet is in charge. The 7.78 hectares are planted 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, the wine ages 20 months in all, and the estate makes about 45,000 bottles a year. The Leydets committed their vines to organic farming on September 4, 2012, under the certification of Ecocert, and have farmed that way since.

At a glance

Appellation: Pomerol Terroir of Pomerol →
Classification: No classification
Owner: EARL Vignobles Leydet
Direction: Frédéric Leydet
Vineyard: 7.78 hectares; planted in 1862
Grapes: Merlot 80%, Cabernet Franc 20%
Farming: Organic, certified by Ecocert; committed on September 4, 2012
Cellar: 20 months of aging in all
Production: About 45,000 bottles a year

Sources

Registers: Agence Bio, register of organic operators, EARL des Vignobles Leydet; Ecocert, certificate of EARL des Vignobles Leydet
Institutions: Syndicat viticole de Pomerol, Château de Valois

Revised September 23, 2026. How I choose sources

The record

Château de Valois is in the Pomerol appellation.

Pomerol has never been classified. There is no Pomerol cru classé, and no rank on a Pomerol label means anything official.

Source: INAO, Pomerol

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