Château

Château La Fleur Lauga

shah-TOH lah fleur loh-GAH
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1 hectare of old Cabernet Sauvignon on the gravel of Beychevelle, among the parcels of the Saint-Julien classified growths, relaunched by the Brun family of Château de Lauga in 2015.

Appellation
Saint-Julien
Classifications
Cru Artisan
Cru Artisan

The château

Until the 2014 vintage this was Château Capdet, named for the family that owned it. Charles Brun of Château de Lauga took it over through his company, the EARL C. Brun, for the 2015 harvest, with a group of investors behind him, and renamed it La Fleur Lauga. What he took on is small and very well placed: 1 hectare of gravel at Beychevelle, surrounded by parcels of the classified growths of Saint-Julien, planted 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot, with vines 50 years old on average.

The grapes are picked by hand, the wine is made with punching down in the Lauga cellar and aged 18 months in French oak barrels, and there are about 4,800 bottles a year. The youngest vines, planted after the takeover, go into a second wine, Petite Fleur du Château La Fleur Lauga, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Merlot. La Fleur Lauga is a Cru Artisan du Médoc in the classification for the vintages 2022 to 2026.

At a glance

Appellation
Saint-Julien
Commune
Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
Classification
Cru Artisan du Médoc, vintages 2022 to 2026
Owner
The EARL C. Brun, of Château de Lauga, since the 2015 harvest
Vineyard
1 hectare; vines 50 years old on average
Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon 90%, Merlot 10%
Cellar
Picked by hand; punched down; 18 months in French oak barrels
Production
About 4,800 bottles a year
Wines
Château La Fleur Lauga; Petite Fleur du Château La Fleur Lauga
Formerly
Château Capdet, to the 2014 vintage

Sources

Institutions
Crus Artisans du Médoc, Château La Fleur Lauga
Its own publications
Château de Lauga, the wines

Revised September 23, 2026. How I choose sources

The record

Château La Fleur Lauga is a Cru Artisan, in the Saint-Julien 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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