Château Liouner

The château

In the early 20th century there was a cru called Renouil at Listrac-Médoc. The Bosq family bought it in the 1920s and gave it a new name made of the same letters, Liouner, and the family has run it ever since, now across 5 generations, with M. Bosq in charge. The vines stand on a gravelly rise of Listrac, on clay and limestone, sand and gravel.

It is a small estate: 7 hectares, harvested by machine, with the wine raised 12 months in barrel. The Château Liouner 2023 is 60% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot. The family also makes Les Diablotins, a red and a white, the white a Sauvignon Blanc fermented cold in barrel, and L’aile de Liouner. Liouner is a Cru Bourgeois in the classifications of 2020 and 2025.

At a glance

Appellation

Listrac-Médoc

Commune

Listrac-Médoc

Classification

Cru Bourgeois, 2020 and 2025

Owners

The Bosq family, since the 1920s

Direction

M. Bosq

Vineyard

7 hectares

Soil

A gravelly rise; clay and limestone, sand and gravel Terroir of Listrac-Médoc →

Grapes

The 2023: Merlot 60%, Cabernet Sauvignon 35%, Petit Verdot 5%

Cellar

Harvested by machine; 12 months in barrel

Wines

Château Liouner; Les Diablotins, red and white; L’aile de Liouner

In history

Once the cru Renouil