Château

Château Moulin Haut-Laroque

shah-TOH moo-LAN oh lah-ROK

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A family Fronsac at Saillans, run by the Hervés since 1977, with a little Malbec among its vines that is more than 100 years old.

Appellation: Fronsac
Châteaux: See it among the 629

The château

Moulin Haut-Laroque spreads across the slopes of Saillans and the plateaus of Fronsac: a little more than 16 hectares of clay and limestone with a markedly alkaline pH, planted 65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Malbec. The vines are 50 years old on average, and the Malbec is the part to notice: more than 100 years old, a living piece of the Fronsac of another age.

Jean-Noël and Dominique Hervé have run the estate since 1977. Thomas Hervé joined them in 2012 and is to take over the family business. The wine ages in French oak barrels, 40% of them new, and the estate makes 60,000 bottles a year.

At a glance

Appellation: Fronsac
Commune: Saillans
Classification: No classification
Owners: The Hervé family; Jean-Noël and Dominique Hervé, since 1977; Thomas Hervé, since 2012
Vineyard: A little more than 16 hectares; vines 50 years old on average, the Malbec more than 100
Soil: Clay and limestone, markedly alkaline Terroir of Fronsac →
Grapes: Merlot 65%, Cabernet Franc 20%, Cabernet Sauvignon 10%, Malbec 5%
Cellar: French oak barrels, 40% new
Production: 60,000 bottles a year

Sources

Institutions: Vins de Fronsac, Château Moulin Haut-Laroque
Its own publications: Château Moulin Haut-Laroque

Revised September 23, 2026. How I choose sources

The record

Château Moulin Haut-Laroque is in the Fronsac appellation.

Private

By invitation only.

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