Château de Lamarque

The seigneury of Lamarque takes its name from la marche (meaning “the marches”, reflecting its location on the border of the province of Guyenne).

Château de Lamarque is a delightful Haut-Médoc property which is situated on the left bank of the Gironde, to the north of Margaux, very close to the river. The owners of de Lamarque, Pierre-Gilles and Marie-Hélène Gromand d’Evry are determined to make the best Haut-Médoc wine possible here and h...

The vineyards covers thirty-five hectares, planted on alluvial gravel with a sub-soil of clay, sandstone and red gravels, deep and well-drained. The varietal planting is 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot but the proportion of each in the finished wine will vary every vintage, dependent both on the conditions of the harvest and on the percentage of vin de presse used. It is worth noting that since 1998 t...

Whilst stressing the importance of the vineyard, Pierre-Gilles has also allowed himself some new toys. New cellars have been installed, with a fully computerised temperature control system. Fermentation takes place in large concrete vats obscured behind a wooden shell. The cap is submerged during fermentation and extraction is lightly handled. The finished wine is then aged in oak, up to one third of which is new – highly skilled coopers have ...

Château de Lamarque has witnessed a lot of history. Used as a fortress to defend the Médoc against Norman invaders, it takes its name from the French term for a border bastion – the marches. The original property dates back to the 11th century but the present château was built in the 14th century, with its dungeon, battlements and crenulated walls. There has been an illustrious and varied line of inhabitants at Château de Lamarque throughout t...