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Libournais

Right Bank Merlot and Cabernet Franc from clay, limestone and gravel around Saint-Émilion, Pomerol and Fronsac.

Place
Libournais · Bordeaux · France
Wine context
Merlot · Cabernet Franc · Cabernet Sauvignon
Producers
36
Editorial basis
World of Wine subregion guide
Atlas locationLibournais · Bordeaux44.92° N · 0.15° W
Grape focus
Merlot · Cabernet Franc · Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellations
Saint-Émilion · Saint-Émilion Grand Cru · Pomerol · Lalande-de-Pomerol · Fronsac · Canon-Fronsac · Lussac-Saint-Émilion · Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion · Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion · Montagne-Saint-Émilion · Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux · Francs Côtes de Bordeaux

Elsewhere in Bordeaux

Continue through the region

  1. Bourg & Blaye22 producersRight Bank estuary country for Merlot-led reds with more open pricing than the famous villages upstream.
  2. Entre-Deux-Mers11 producersThe land between the Garonne and Dordogne, known mainly for crisp dry whites and broad Bordeaux value.
  3. Graves & Pessac-Léognan20 producersGravel south of Bordeaux for structured reds and serious dry whites from Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon.
  4. Médoc59 producersCabernet-led Left Bank Bordeaux on gravel, from village wines to the famous classified growths.
  5. Sauternes & Sweet Wines19 producersSweet Bordeaux from botrytised Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc, balanced by acidity and careful selection.

Producer profiles

Producers in Libournais

  • Château AngélusSaint Émilion château making Merlot and Cabernet Franc wines, from Château Angélus to the younger Tempo d’Angélus.
  • Château AusoneSaint-Émilion estate named for Ausonius, with limestone minerality and a Grand Vin raised in new French oak.
  • Château Beau-Séjour BécotA Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé estate on the Saint-Martin de Mazerat limestone plateau, shaped by Merlot-led vineyards and deep cellar history.
  • Château Belair-MonangeChâteau Belair-Monange is a Saint-Émilion estate with medieval origins and vineyard evidence reaching back to the Roman era.
  • Château Bellefont-BelcierSaint Émilion château on the Côte Pavie slopes, making a Merlot led red from three Bordeaux grape varieties.
  • Château Certan de MayPomerol estate with one block of vines, deep clay and gravel, and a Merlot led red.
  • Chateau DalemChâteau Dalem is a Saillans estate with vines planted in 1610, a Merlot-led Fronsac red, limestone and clay parcels, and a cellar rebuilt in 2019.
  • Château de ParenchèreEastern Bordeaux estate with 60 hectares under vine, clay limestone soils, organic certification, and red, white, and rosé wines.
  • Château de SalesNorthwest Pomerol château with a two wine range and smooth, refined wines marked by silky tannins.
  • Château FaizeauMontagne-Saint-Émilion château with Merlot led reds, an old vine Merlot grand vin, and Château Chants de Faizeau as second wine.
  • Château FigeacSaint-Émilion estate on three gravel knolls, making red wines from Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
  • Château Grand Corbin-DespagneA Saint-Émilion château with Merlot led red wine, 53 parcels and French oak élevage.
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  • Château La CabanneMerlot led Pomerol red wine from blue clay soils, aged in French oak.
  • Château La ConfessionSaint-Émilion Grand Cru red from Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, aged in 100% new French oak.
  • Château La Croix Saint-VincentFamily owned Pomerol producer making Château La Croix Saint-Vincent, an organic Merlot and Cabernet Franc second wine.
  • Château La CroizilleSaint Émilion Grand Cru Classé château with 4.5 hectares, low yields, drastic selection, and high Cabernet Sauvignon content.
  • Château LafleurChâteau Lafleur comes from Bordeaux, France. Bordeaux comes into focus when the rivers do the sorting.
  • Château LaroqueSaint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé château with a 61 hectare holding, a Grand Vin, and Les Tours de Laroque as its secondary wine.
  • Château LassègueSaint Émilion château making red Bordeaux from clay, chalk and limestone, with stainless steel fermentation and French oak ageing.
  • Chateau MélinLibourne estate producing Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, including the Merlot Cuvée ReVinTho aged in French oak.
  • Chateau Pierrail EarlDemonchaux family Bordeaux estate with red, white and rosé wines, named releases and a related Château Arnaud property.
  • Chateau Puy-RazacSaint-Émilion family estate with a 7 hectare sandy clay block and red wines from Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
  • Château Rocheyron SARL.Château Rocheyron is a Saint-Émilion estate co managed by Silvio Denz and Peter Sisseck, with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and concrete vat vinification.
  • Château Tour BaladozChâteau Tour Baladoz crafts Saint-Émilion red wines through hand harvesting, mixed-vat fermentation and extended French oak aging.
  • Château Vieux MougnacFounded in 1870 by Félix Milhard, Château Vieux Mougnac remains with the same family and makes Bordeaux Supérieur reds from Merlot and Cabernet varieties, with natural yeast, concrete maturation, and extended château ageing.
  • Clos CantenacClos Cantenac presents a 2023 Saint-Émilion Grand Cru red wine noted by several leading critics.
  • Établissements Jean-Pierre MoueixBordeaux Right Bank merchant and producer with holdings in Pomerol and Saint-Émilion.
  • SCEA du Château de LussacA Merlot-led Lussac-Saint-Émilion estate where clay and clay-limestone soils meet French-oak-aged red with blackberry fruit, fresh acidity and ripe tannin.
  • ThunevinSaint-Émilion reds from the Thunevin family, led by Château Valandraud: clay-and-limestone fruit, close vineyard work and long ageing in new French oak.
  • Vignoble HermouetChâteau Roc Meynard spans Bordeaux Supérieur, Clairet and two white bottlings under Vignoble Hermouet.
  • VIGNOBLES DAVID BEAULIEUVIGNOBLES DAVID BEAULIEU comes from Bordeaux, France. Bordeaux comes into focus when the rivers do the sorting.
  • Vignobles Jean-Pierre EstagerChâteau La Cabanne is the Estager family’s Pomerol estate, producing dark-fruited reds shaped by clay-rich soils and extended French-oak ageing.
  • Vignobles ThomasA family-run Listrac-Médoc estate where Petit Verdot-rich Château Reverdi sits beside the Merlot-led, barrel-aged Château l’Ermitage.

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