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A bit of history ...

 

1793 – Domaine de Lachesnaye, a former seigneurial land in the parish of Sainte Gemme, belonged to the Caupène family, who had inherited it from Sire de La Chesnaye.

1883 - The building of the Château
Frédéric Exshaw bought the estate in 1880 and had the current Château built in 1883 in the British style similar to that of Château Lanessan, a few hundred metres away.

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

1961 – Jean Bouteiller buys the estate
Jean Bouteiller, father of the current owners, bought the estate and took on the challenge of returning it to its former  quality and reputation. The economic crisis of 1929 and the frosts of 1945 and 1956 had weakened the vineyards and most of them had to be replanted.

1971 – The re-birth of Château Lachesnaye
 Ten years after the acquisition, the estate began to produce wine again under the Château Lachesnaye name. Since then, the Château’s reputation as a Cru Bourgeois Supérieur has gone from strength to strength. Amongst its regular clients is the Elysée Palace, which has chosen the wine for its “convivial meals”.

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The Vineyards and Vinification...                                                    Technical information about Lachesnaye
 

 

 


    The estate extends over 55 hectares, of which 20 are planted with vines around the village of Saint-Julien on the Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée Haut-Médoc ‘terroir’. The parcels of vines are mostly situated on “Garonne gravel hill-tops” ideal for the Merlot and Cabernet sauvignon grape varieties which are equally represented.

Planting is traditional, approximately 8,500 vines per hectare; regular replanting ensures that the average age of the vines is kept to around 30 -32 years.

The wines are matured in cellars independent of those of Château Lanessan, and with a similar search for excellence.

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Find out more about how the Wines are made

 

The Wine...                                                                                   Technical information about Lachesnaye

 

 

    

Château Lachesnaye, Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

Lachesnaye has a strong personality and a rather feminine, satin-smooth profile due to the high Merlot content, which represents 50% of the grapes used.
This blend produces fruity, elegant wines that consumers can begin to enjoy after a few months of bottle ageing. Depending on the year, vintages reach their best after five to ten years.

The characteristics of Château Lachesnaye change with age:
When young, Château Lachesnaye wines are characterised by their purplish tint. The nose is intense with delicate red berry aromas (blackcurrants, raspberries). On the palate, the structure is well balanced, with lovely overall finesse and lively, fleshy tannins.
In the older wines, the colour takes on orangey-brown tints. The nose opens up and undergrowth aromas appear. The wine is harmonious on the palate and finishes on vegetal notes. There is an overall impression of delicacy.

 

 Sire de Lachesnaye 
 

Château Lachesnaye produces a second wine, Sire de Lachesnaye, in memory of the man who started the extraordinary adventure of this prestigious wine estate many centuries ago.