Château

Château Haut-Lariveau

shah-TOH oh lah-ree-VOH

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A small Fronsac of old Merlot, organic since 2013, farmed by Bénédicte and Grégoire Hubau, the couple from Picardy behind Moulin Pey-Labrie.

Appellation: Fronsac
On Instagram: @moulinpeylabrie
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The château

Bénédicte and Grégoire Hubau came down from Picardy and started Moulin Pey-Labrie, in Canon-Fronsac, in 1988, and later took on 2 more small vineyards: Les Combes-Canon, 3.5 hectares, and Haut-Lariveau, 4.5. Haut-Lariveau is their Fronsac, all Merlot, from vines 60 years old on average, on clay and limestone valleys and a plateau of clay and gravel over limestone.

It has been certified organic by Ecocert since 2013 and is farmed along biodynamic lines, with some parcels tilled by horse. The grapes are picked by hand and vinified parcel by parcel, soil by soil, and the wine ages 12 to 18 months, 25% of it in new oak.

At a glance

Appellation: Fronsac
Commune: Fronsac
Classification: No classification
Owners: Bénédicte and Grégoire Hubau
Vineyard: 4.5 hectares; vines 60 years old on average
Soil: Clay and limestone valleys; a clay and gravel plateau over limestone Terroir of Fronsac →
Grapes: Merlot 100%
Farming: Organic, Ecocert, since 2013; biodynamic practices; some parcels tilled by horse
Cellar: Picked by hand; parcel by parcel; 12 to 18 months, 25% new oak
The house: Also Château Moulin Pey-Labrie, Canon-Fronsac, and Les Combes-Canon

Sources

Institutions: Vins de Fronsac, Château Haut Lariveau
Companies: Moulin Pey-Labrie: the terroir, the winegrowers

Revised September 23, 2026. How I choose sources

The record

Château Haut-Lariveau is in the Fronsac appellation.

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