Château

Château Haut-Bages Monpelou

shah-TOH oh bahzh mohn-PLOO
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A Pauillac cut from Château Duhart-Milon, bought by Marcel Borie from the Kressmanns and made today, as an estate of its own, by the team of Château Batailley.

Appellation
Pauillac

The château

Haut-Bages Monpelou was once attached to Château Duhart-Milon, then a property of the Castéja family, before it was separated from it; Marcel Borie later bought it from the Kressmann family. Today it belongs to the Castéjas as the younger sibling of Château Batailley, and it is run as an independent estate by Batailley’s technical team. Philippe Castéja heads the house of Borie-Manoux, with his son Frédéric as executive director.

The vineyard lies on gravel and is planted 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. The grapes ferment for 14 to 18 days, and the wine ages 18 months in oak barrels, about 30% new. The 2020 is 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc.

At a glance

Appellation
Pauillac
Commune
Pauillac
Classification
No classification
Owners
The Castéja family, Borie-Manoux
Direction
The technical team of Château Batailley
Cellar
Fermentation 14 to 18 days; 18 months in barrel, about 30% new
Wines
Château Haut-Bages Monpelou
The house
Also Château Batailley, Pauillac

Sources

Revised September 23, 2026. How I choose sources

The record

Château Haut-Bages Monpelou is in the Pauillac appellation.

The 1855 Classification was published on April 18, 1855, drawn up by the brokers of the Bordeaux exchange for the Exposition Universelle in Paris.

Source: Conseil des Grands Crus Classés en 1855

Private

By invitation only.

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