Château Lalande

The château

Lalande is the kind of estate the Médoc was built on: small, family-run and still in the hands that started it. Its archives begin in 1816, the house was built in 1819, and a deed of 1834 records Jean Dubosc handing it to his son Pierre. The same family has run it ever since. In 1992 Françoise Lescoutra, whose mother was born a Dubosc, took over the management, and since 2012 her son Xavier Lescoutra, the 10th generation, has run it.

Listrac’s clay and limestone suits Merlot, and Lalande plants accordingly: about 65% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot. Fermentation lasts 10 days to 3 weeks and the wine spends 12 to 14 months in barrel. It has been a Cru Bourgeois in both the classifications of 2020 and 2025, and alongside the Listrac-Médoc the family makes a Haut-Médoc and a prestige cuvée, Tradition de Lalande.

At a glance

Appellation

Listrac-Médoc

Classification

Cru Bourgeois, 2020 and 2025

Owners

The Dubosc family and its descendants, since at least 1816

Direction

Xavier Lescoutra, since 2012

Vineyard

6.5 hectares

Soil

Clay and limestone Terroir of Listrac-Médoc →

Grapes

Merlot about 65%, Cabernet Sauvignon about 25%, Petit Verdot about 10%

Farming

Haute Valeur Environnementale (High Environmental Value, the French state’s environmental certification for farms), level 3

Cellar

10 days to 3 weeks in vat; 12 to 14 months in barrel

Wines

Château Lalande, Listrac-Médoc; Château Lalande, Haut-Médoc; Tradition de Lalande; Maison Lalande