Château la Fleur Cravignac

The name Cravignac has been part of the history of Saint-Émilion since the 18th century, and probably even earlier. Jean-Baptiste Lavau de Cravignac, a lawyer in Parliament, was mayor of Saint-Émilion in 1730 and 1752, and was succeeded in 1758 by his eldest son Jacques Lavau de Cravignac, a banker and leading lawyer. Although they owned several wine estates in Saint-Émilion, the Lavau de Cravignac family took great pleasure in the charming village of Cravignac, whose vineyards produced around twenty barrels of excellent wine at the time. Situated on the north-western slopes, just one kilometre from the town of Saint-Émilion, the Château La Fleur Cravignac vineyard, covering 7 hectares 84 in a single block, proudly displays its grape varieties: aromatic, mellow Merlot, brilliant Cabernet Franc and discreetly aromatic Cabernet Sauvignon, grown on silt soil over a silico-clay base, rich in iron dross. With a glass in hand, it is easier to understand and enjoy the anecdote according to which, in 1929, at a national veterans’ congress, President Raymond Poincaré particularly appreciated the wine from this estate: a brilliant crimson colour, delicate aromas enhanced by barrel ageing, a fine balance that shows that this wine has substance and that it has a bright future ahead of it (if it is given time to age). As part of a political tradition, the best vintages are served in the restaurant of the Assemblée Nationale. In 2021, the Colbert family purchased the property from the Beaupertuis heirs.