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Situated in the heart of the Médoc, it is well worth stopping
off at Domaines Bouteiller to visit the
Vineyards,
the Winery and the
Cellars,
to learn how the wine is made and also the discover the world of
horses in the extraordinary
Horse Museum.
If you want to learn about the world of wine, or are keen on
horses, then this is the place to come!
Here follows a
description of the visits.
Our Brochure
of Visits
(800k)
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The Vineyards
Domaines Bouteiller
extends over 380 hectares on the outskirts of the village of
Saint Julien and on the Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée Haut-Médoc
‘terroir’ and includes 80 hectares of vines. There are 6,600 to
10,000 vines per hectare, most of which are Cabernet Sauvignon
and Merlot, though Château Lanessan has some Cabernet Franc and
Petit-Verdot.
The vines need
special care throughout the year through pruning and “sécaillage”,
or “tying up”, which add to the quality and typicity of Domaines
Bouteiller wines.
Find out more about the vineyards
and vine-growing
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The Winery and the
Cellars
Every stage of
winemaking takes place in the winery and the ageing cellars.
Here, we carry out all the tasks required to produce a vintage
wine – harvest, vinification, blending and bottling – with all
the care that the “new-born infant” requires.
Find
out more about how the Wines are made
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The Horse
Museum
The Château
Lanessan
Horse Museum is well
known as being one of France’s finest museums. André Delbos, a
great horse enthusiast, had a horseshoe-shaped building erected
in 1880 that was both functional and luxurious.
The visit begins
with the carriage shed, containing vehicles dating back to
around 1900, all designed by great names (Labourdette,
Mulhbacker). The oldest carriage, an 1884 phaeton, and the most
recent one, a 1903 American carriage, stand at either side of
the others, including a coach built in London by Peters & Sons.
The superb tack
room, a room lined with pine wainscoting, contains an
outstanding collection of harnesses, sidesaddles and English
saddles dating back to the “Belle Époque”.
The
Horse Museum stables are
very luxurious and are well worth a visit. They contain Pyrenean
marble troughs, copper ball knobs, a hay dispenser linked to the
stores, special foaling boxes and a mechanical ventilation
system. In deciding to build them, André Delbos wanted to create
the best possible facilities for horses.
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