A striking Château, located just off the main road and proximate to, and slightly inland of, two of the northern Médoc’s greatest properties - Lafite-Rothschild and Cos d’Estournel. Acquired by the Tesseron family (from the Cognac region, who also own Pauillac fifth-growth Pontet-Canet) in 1959, it is fair to say there have historically been more ordinary or disappointing wines than impressive orgreat ones. However more recent vintages (especially since the mid 1990s) have seen a string of delicious wines that at least represent the quality expected of a classified growth, and given the usually reasonable pricing policy, can often be considered great values.
Young Basile Tesseron has taken command here in recent times, and with a seemingly broad knowledge and lack of presumption, will hopefully gentle guide this property over the coming decades to, if not greatness, then certainly quality befitting Lafon-Rochet’s historical status.
