Château

Château Puy Castera

shah-TOH pwee kahs-tay-RAH
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Capitals mark the stressed syllable. The French r comes from the back of the throat. The recording is the reference.

A Cru Bourgeois of Cissac-Médoc, between Pauillac and Saint-Estèphe, that once belonged to Henri Marès, the man who found how to fight powdery mildew.

Appellation
Haut-Médoc
Classification
Cru Bourgeois

The château

Puy Castera stands at Cissac-Médoc, on the land between Pauillac and Saint-Estèphe, and its name goes back to ancient times: it means the fortress, or the camp, on the mound. It once belonged to Henri Marès, the man who found how to fight powdery mildew. Today it is one of the châteaux of Laurent & Romain, the house of Laurent Gauzi and Romain Roux, alongside Château Pontey and Château Plagnac in the Médoc.

The vineyard covers 27 hectares, with vines 30 years old, planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot. It is a Cru Bourgeois in the classifications of 2020 and 2025, and under the same name the house also offers a red Saint-Estèphe.

At a glance

Appellation
Haut-Médoc Terroir of Haut-Médoc →
Commune
Cissac-Médoc
Classification
Cru Bourgeois, 2020 and 2025
Vineyard
27 hectares; vines 30 years old
Wines
Château Puy Castera, Haut-Médoc; Château Puy Castera, Saint-Estèphe
The house
Laurent & Romain, whose châteaux also include Château Pontey and Château Plagnac, Médoc
In history
Once owned by Henri Marès

Sources

Institutions
Alliance des Crus Bourgeois du Médoc: Château Puy Castera, the classification of 2025, the classification of 2020
Its own publications
Château Puy Castera

Revised October 18, 2026. How I choose sources

The record

Château Puy Castera is a Cru Bourgeois, in the Haut-Médoc 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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