Château

Château L’Évasion

shah-TOH lay-vah-ZYOHN
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About 17.5 hectares of clay and limestone at Civrac-en-Médoc, founded in 1978, whose grapes went to the cooperative until Raphael Fructuoso began making his own wine in 2011.

Appellation
Médoc
Classifications
Cru Artisan
Cru Artisan
On Instagram
@chateaulevasion

The château

The estate began at Civrac-en-Médoc in 1978, and its crop was made into wine at the cooperative until 2011, when Raphael Fructuoso bought the family property and began making the wine himself. It is a small holding of about 17.5 hectares on clay and limestone, planted mainly to Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon and certified Haute Valeur Environnementale (High Environmental Value, the French state’s environmental certification for farms) at level 3, and it makes a red Médoc, a white and a rosé. L’Évasion is a Cru Artisan du Médoc in the classification for the vintages 2022 to 2026.

At a glance

Appellation
Médoc
Commune
Civrac-en-Médoc
Classification
Cru Artisan du Médoc, vintages 2022 to 2026
Owner
Raphael Fructuoso, since 2011
Vineyard
About 17.5 hectares
Soil
Clay and limestone Terroir of Médoc →
Grapes
Mainly Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon
Farming
Haute Valeur Environnementale, level 3
Wines
Château L’Évasion, red; a white and a rosé

Sources

Institutions
Crus Artisans du Médoc, Château L’Évasion

Revised October 1, 2026. How I choose sources

The record

Château L’Évasion is a Cru Artisan, in the Médoc appellation.

Private

By invitation only.

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