Château

Château Haut-Lagrange

shah-TOH oh lah-GRAHNZH
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A family estate of 8.43 hectares on deep gravel at Léognan, created by Francis Boutemy in 1989 on land where old maps already show vines in 1764.

Appellation
Pessac-Léognan
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The château

Francis Boutemy created Château Haut-Lagrange in 1989 at Léognan, 15 kilometers south of Bordeaux, and the Boutemy family has run it ever since. The estate is young; the site is not. Old maps show vines here as far back as 1764.

The 8.43 hectares lie on deep gravel, which drains well and helps the grapes ripen. The red is planted 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Merlot, the white 50% Sauvignon and 50% Sémillon. The estate is certified Terra Vitis and Haute Valeur Environnementale (High Environmental Value, the French state’s environmental certification for farms) at level 3, since 2017: pheromones replace pesticides against the grape moths, certified organic or biocontrol products are used when a treatment cannot be avoided, and the soil is worked mechanically. The red and white Château Haut-Lagrange run to about 40,000 and 7,000 bottles a year. Beside them come Constellation des Sens, a Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon aged in barrels of 500 liters and made in small quantities, and Plaisir by Haut-Lagrange, made wholly in vats, without new oak.

At a glance

Appellation
Pessac-Léognan
Commune
Léognan
Classification
No classification
Owners
The Boutemy family, since 1989
Vineyard
8.43 hectares
Grapes
Red: Cabernet Sauvignon 55%, Merlot 45%. White: Sauvignon 50%, Sémillon 50%
Farming
Terra Vitis; Haute Valeur Environnementale, level 3, since 2017
Production
About 40,000 bottles of red and 7,000 of white a year
Wines
Château Haut-Lagrange, red and white; Constellation des Sens; Plaisir by Haut-Lagrange

Sources

Institutions
Syndicat Viticole de Pessac-Léognan, Château Haut-Lagrange

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The record

Château Haut-Lagrange is in the Pessac-Léognan appellation.

The classification of the Graves was approved in 1953 and completed in 1959. It has a single rank and 2 lists, red and white, and an estate may be classified for one and not the other.

Source: Syndicat Viticole de Pessac-Léognan, the Crus Classés de Graves

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