THE STORY
The Château Garraud vineyard was created in the mid-19th century by the Count of Kermartin.
Mr. Léon Nony purchased it in the late 1930s and set about renovating and expanding it. He also established Château Treytins in the 1950s. After his death in 1959, his son Michel and then his grandson Jean-Marc continued his work. During the 1990s, the cellars were completely renovated and new buildings were constructed. In 1997 and 2007, the vineyard continued to expand across the Lalande-de-Pomerol and Montagne-Saint-Émilion appellations.
It was in 1997 that the Nony family created L’Ancien, a wine produced in very limited quantities and positioned among the very best of the Lalande-de-Pomerol appellation.
It was in 2019 that Marie-Laure and Pierre Esnée acquired the château. Until then specialised in the world of hospitality, the family group expanded its activities into the wine estate sector. Driven by passion, they embarked on a new renovation programme for the estate: a new concrete vat room, a new ageing cellar, the complete rehabilitation of the site, new vineyard equipment, and more.
The estate is directly managed by Marie-Laure and Pierre Esnée, with the support of two consultants: Stéphane Beuret for operational management, and oenologist Stéphane Derenoncourt, who embodies the new generation of vineyard and winemaking consultants.
Château Garraud-Treytins now covers more than forty-five hectares, producing high-quality wines regularly recognised by the specialised press and awarded in competitions.
An active policy of selective and direct sales has always been pursued with French wine lovers, as well as internationally in many countries across Europe, North America and Asia.
THE VINEYARD
Located northeast of Bordeaux in the Libournais region, the vineyard covers approximately 36 hectares in the Lalande de Pomerol appellation and a little over 5 hectares in the Montagne Saint-Emilion appellation.
Nature of the terroir
Soil diversity (clay, gravel, clay-gravel).
Average age of the vines
Approximately 30 years.
Grape varieties
Merlot predominant at over 80%, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon.
Planting density
Approximately 6000 plants/ha
Vineyard management
Double Guyot pruning, bud removal, reasoned amendments, leaf removal, green harvesting if necessary, soil work, controlled grassing, manual and mechanical harvesting at perfect ripeness.
Environment
Vine protection only when necessary, prioritizing products and application methods that are most environmentally friendly, effluent treatment, preference for local suppliers, selective waste management.
THE WINE CELLARS
Livestock farming
Fining if necessary, aging in concrete tanks, stainless steel tanks or oak barrels (from 0 to 100% depending on the wines) in the underground barrel cellar.
Winemaking
Parcel selections, sorting of the harvest, total destemming, fermentations in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks or in barrels, control of macerations and vinification temperatures.
The vineyards are equipped with a set of modern, ventilated and air-conditioned cellars, including temperature-controlled stainless-steel vats for vinification, concrete vats and oak barrels in an underground cellar for ageing, as well as storage cellars for the bottles.
The vineyards are equipped with a range of modern, ventilated and air-conditioned cellars, including temperature-controlled stainless steel vats for vinification, concrete vats and oak barrels in an underground cellar for ageing, as well as bottle storage cellars.
Blend
Mainly Merlot, with the remainder made up of Cabernet Franc and a small proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon
Production
Approximately 210,000 bottles are produced on average each year. All our Lalande-de-Pomerol and Montagne-Saint-Émilion labels are bottled at the estate.
The Team
Stéphane DERENONCOURT
Oenologist & Wine Consultant
Stéphane BEURET
Oenologue - Management opérationnel
Albert Roussel
Responsable de Production
