Château

Château Garance Haut Grenat

shah-TOH gah-RAHNS oh gruh-NAH
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Capitals mark the stressed syllable. “ahn” is a nasal vowel: say it through the nose, with no n. The French r comes from the back of the throat. The recording is the reference.

5 hectares of gravel at Bégadan looking down on the Gironde, worked since the 2020 harvest alongside Château Le Bernet and run by Gildas Doret since 2021.

Appellation
Médoc
Classifications
Cru Artisan
Cru Artisan

The château

Garance Haut Grenat is 5 hectares of gravel at Bégadan, with vines that look down on the Gironde. From the 2020 harvest the family of Château Le Bernet, a Médoc estate of 12 hectares now run by its 5th generation, took it into their work, and in 2021 Gildas Doret became its operator. The vineyard is 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet, certified Haute Valeur Environnementale (High Environmental Value, the French state’s environmental certification for farms) at level 3. It is picked partly by machine and partly by hand and fermented in stainless steel, with 3 weeks on the skins at about 22 to 28 °C, and the wines of both estates age 12 to 18 months in new oak barrels without racking. A lighter cuvée, La Rivière, completes the range, and the estate lets a guest house. It is a Cru Artisan du Médoc in the classification for the vintages 2022 to 2026.

At a glance

Appellation
Médoc
Commune
Bégadan
Classification
Cru Artisan du Médoc, vintages 2022 to 2026
Operator
Gildas Doret, since 2021; with Château Le Bernet since the 2020 harvest
Vineyard
5 hectares above the Gironde
Grapes
Merlot 55%, Cabernet 45%
Farming
Haute Valeur Environnementale, level 3
Cellar
Stainless steel, 3 weeks on the skins; 12 to 18 months in new oak barrels, without racking
Wines
Château Garance Haut Grenat; Cuvée La Rivière; Château Le Bernet, Médoc

Sources

Institutions
Crus Artisans du Médoc, Château Garance Haut Grenat

Revised September 23, 2026. How I choose sources

The record

Château Garance Haut Grenat is a Cru Artisan, in the Médoc appellation.

Private

By invitation only.

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