Château de Haux

Straddling three communes (Haux, Capian and Langoiran), the château de Haux estate, covering 125 hectares, includes a vineyard of about 71 hectares.
During the second half of the 19th century, this property belonged to Colonel Lamey, former orderly officer of Napoleon III and aide-de-camp to the Prince Imperial.
At that time, it bore the name château de Frère.
In 1985, it was acquired by the société civile du château de Haux, run by Messrs Peter and Christian J. Jørgensen, from a family of wine merchants in Denmark since 1871.
From the moment of their acquisition, the new owners made significant investments:
– considered and reasoned plantings or replantings in order to obtain a more balanced range of grape varieties better suited to the terroir;
– construction of a new vat room benefiting from cutting-edge production and vinification techniques while respecting tradition;
– construction in 1999 of a barrel cellar allowing the wine to age in excellent conditions.
Thus the generosity of this terroir, combined with all these improvements and the care lavished from the vine to the bottling, contribute to the production of quality wine.
A quality that is rewarded and recognised — and this is not the least of distinctions — by consumers on the various markets, notably export markets.
From 1988 to date, this vineyard has won a very large number of national and international awards: one grand gold medal, 25 gold medals, 22 silver and 20 bronze, as well as several diplomas of honour for the superior quality of its wines.