Château Blaignan

The presence of vines at this beautiful 100-hectare property in the north of the Médoc can be traced back to the fourteenth century. A fief of the Lords of Blaignan in the Middle Ages, the estate gave its name to the land and to the family. The 15th century Grande Seigneurie became the property of Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon in the 1700s.
The estate was subsequently sold in 1762 to a gentleman from Bordeaux, Monsieur Taffard, who increased its size and turned it into a model property.
In 2004, Château Blaignan joined the portfolio of properties owned by the Crédit Agricole Group, which has strived to improve the quality of the wines by installing new winemaking facilities.

OUR EXPERTISE

The vineyard’s excellent potential is due to the characteristics of its clay-limestone soil, whose sedimentation dates back to the Quaternary era, and the variety of orientations and slopes (with two 40-metre high hills). The vines consist of 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, the star Médoc grape variety, and 51% Merlot, which is perfectly suited to the soil’s texture.
The vineyard’s configuration - a single block of 100 hectares - also contributes to the potential for high quality, since management is easier and operations in the vineyard can be carried out with greater precision. Château Blaignan benefits from a varied landscape enabling rich biodiversity, a dovecote in the heart of the vineyard, and its proximity to the estuary, which has a buffering effect on extreme weather conditions.
« Blaignan’s landscape surprises me every day with its colours and biodiversity. Between the vineyard and the estuary, there is plenty to see. ». Boris DIALLO, Château Blaignan Estate Manager.

Again with a view to enhancing quality, the harvesting machines are equipped with on-board sorting equipment that refines the selection of healthy, ripe grapes. The process continues when the harvest arrives at the winery, with a vibrating table that enables any undesirable elements to be removed. This high-precision approach contributes to the quality of the wines. "The redesigned facilities give us more flexibility and enable us to bring out the best in this superb terroir.” Boris DIALLO, Château Blaignan Estate Manager. Installed in 2010, the vinification and ageing facilities now allow perfect control of maceration and fermentation temperatures as well as cold pre-fermentation maceration, for better extraction of colour and fruit. Furthermore, the size of the vats has been designed to optimize vinification on a plot-by-plot basis. The 2010 vintage marked a new chapter for Château Blaignan.

« On a day-to-day basis, the technical specifications have been redefined, with a greater emphasis on tillage and the use of organic fertilisers. We are committed to growing practices that preserve biodiversity, and to using as few inputs as possible in our production processes. We are also vigilant regarding water and energy consumption. »
Amanda JOSEPH, SHEQ Manager. Blaignan has had HEV level 3 environmental certification since the 2016 vintage, and ISO 14001 certification since 2017, as a member of the first Environmental Management System association for Bordeaux wines.

Château Blaignan

Cru Bourgeois, Médoc
After vinification, the wine is aged for 14 to 16 months in vats and barrels. The wine has a deep colour and a very fruity nose, with pronounced notes of blackcurrants and black cherries, accompanied by a hint of spice. The palate is full-bodied, revealing good structure and silky tannins. This is a wine in a resolutely modern style that can be enjoyed young or cellared for three to ten years. "Our objective is to make Château Blaignan a good quality, reliable Cru Bourgeois, offering greater accessibility than our grands crus classés.”
Anne Le Naour

Grape varieties:

51% Merlot,
49 % Cabernet-Sauvignon.

Terroir :

clay-limestone soil

Nose:

blackcurrants and black cherries

Château Prieuré de Blaignan

Château Prieuré de Blaignan is made from about twenty hectares of vines within Château Blaignan’s vineyard, and benefits from the same meticulous care as the latter, in both the vineyard and the winery. With a bright colour, it has an intense nose of red fruit, soft tannins and a delicately spicy finish. It is characterized by generosity and freshness. A smiling, easy-to-drink wine, perfect for an evening with friends.

Encépagement :

51% Merlot,
49% Carbernet-Sauvignon

Terroir :

clay-limestone soil

Nose:

red fruit

Quintessence de Blaignan

Château Blaignan's prestige cuvée, made from the finest quality, scrupulously selected vats, is only produced in outstanding vintages: 2010, 2011, 2015 and 2016. It is characterized by an exceptional opulence. Lots of fruit with dense substance and perfectly integrated tannins. A distinguished, infinitely charming wine made in small quantities that will delight lovers of the genre.

Grape varieties:

51% Merlot,
49 % Cabernet-Sauvignon.

Terroir :

clay-limestone soil

Nose:

black fruit and spice

Soufrer n’est pas jouer

Sulphite-free wine

An experimental wine produced for the first time in 2020 with a blend of 86% Merlot and 14% Cabernet Sauvignon. «The objective was to stand out by taking an innovative approach, and to satisfy our technical curiosity. A desire to depart from the beaten track and offer something in a more modern, more generous style that would appeal to young wine lovers.»
Boris DIALLO, Responsable d’exploitation du Château Blaignan.

This is a young wine that has been aged in vats for 8 to 9 months, and which underwent relatively little extraction and maceration during vinification. It is aged in stainless steel vats without the use of any oak for optimal preservation of the fruit.
« It is an enjoyable wine that is easy to drink, preferably lightly chilled. Structured, with good substance and plenty of fruit, it seems to have a good potential to age (two to three years), time will tell. »
Boris DIALLO, Château Blaignan Estate Manager.

Grape varieties:

86% Merlot,
14 % Cabernet-Sauvignon.

Terroir :

clay-limestone soil

Nose:

red fruit