Bordeaux Vineyard News – February 2026

🌟 A new momentum for the future 

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The Château Smith Haut Lafitte and Cathiard Vineyard are renewing their governance to ensure family continuity and strengthen their development between Bordeaux and the Napa Valley. Florence Cathiard joins the supervisory board, while Mathilde Thomas and Alice Tourbier take over the chairmanship of the management board. Tracey Dobbin MW also joins the management board to support the viticultural and international strategy.
This reorganisation forms part of the continuation of the properties’ environmental and heritage commitments.

📰 Press contacts:

Philippe Maurange, : p.maurange@ozco.eu – 06 14 66 43 48
Sophie Marc : s.marc@ozco.eu –  07 57 53 01 77

 

🌹​ Save the date – 25th Anniversary Gala of Les Vignobles de Maxime  

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To mark their 25th anniversary, Les Vignobles de Maxime are hosting an immersive gastronomic evening, “De la Terre aux Étoiles” (From Earth to the Stars), in the heart of the cellars, transformed into a pop-up restaurant. A unique experience combining haute cuisine, exceptional wines and culinary demonstrations, in the presence of internationally renowned chefs and pastry chefs.

📅 Thursday 23 April 2026 – from 7.00 pm
📍Château Tourteau Chollet, Arbanats (Gironde)
🔔 Limited places – Booking essential
👉 More information

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❄️Winter at Château Troplong-Mondot

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Experience the magic of blending with the private visit “Naissance du Millésime” (Birth of the Vintage), to discover pruning, winemaking and blending, followed by an exclusive tasting.

👉 More information 

Menu – 30 Years at the Restaurant Les Belles Perdrix*:

The restaurant Les Belles Perdrix* at Troplong Mondot invites the under-30s to a four-course menu, accompanied by a glass of Château Troplong Mondot, combining fine dining and exceptional wines.

📅 Every Wednesday evening, until 25 March 2026
💳 €70 per person
☎️ +33 (0)5 57 55 38 28 | hospitality@troplong-mondot.com
👉 More information

 

🏰 New experiences at Château Malartic-Lagravière 

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Malartic en Famille (Malartic for Families) – New for 2026
A fun, immersive tour for young and old, from the vineyard to the cellar, followed by a friendly tasting (wines for adults, grape juice and a workshop for children).
🕝 1 hr 30 min – 💳 €25 adult / €12 child (up to 15 years)

Prestige Tasting – Grands Crus Vertical
Private visit and guided vertical tasting of several vintages of red and white Grands Crus Classés, with savoury pairings.
🕝 1 hr 30 min – 💳 €115 per person

👉 More information 

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🌱Château Montrose 2023, first vintage enshrined in Terrasse 4

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The arrival of Pierre Graffeuille as managing director in 2022 marks a refocusing of Château Montrose on the truest expression of its terroir. In resonance with the groundwork carried out on the soils by Vincent Decup, technical director, a precise winegrowing approach has taken hold around Terrasse 4, the historic heart of the vineyard and the chosen land of Cabernet Sauvignon. Tastings of the 2023 vintage reveal its coherence and constitute the first testimony to this renewed reading of the terroirs.

 

🎂 Your birthday at Château Cantenac

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In 2026, enjoy a complimentary classic visit throughout the month of your birthday*: immersion in the family property, from the vineyard to the cellar, followed by a tasting of 3 wines.
🕝 1 hr – 🍷 Tasting of 3 wines
💳 €15 adult / €7.50 teenager / free for under-12s
📩 reservation@chateau-cantenac.fr | 📞 06 46 14 53 22

*Offer valid on presentation of proof, only for the person celebrating their birthday.

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🍷From graft to glass – OZE

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The OZE cuvée was born from the desire of David Amblevert, a passionate nurseryman and winegrower, to “dare” (oser) to make wine. Since 2024 and the first vinification in a private cellar, the range has expanded with the Rosé OZE 182 1126 and the Blanc OZE 108 905. True to their original calling as nurserymen, veritable gardeners of the vine, they use the diversity of their grape varieties to create cuvées that marry terroir and intuition, adapted to climate challenges and consumer tastes.

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✨ Château d’Yquem – Release of the 2023 vintage

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After the crystalline finesse of 2021 and the sunny power of 2022, the 2023 vintage marks both the culmination of this historic trilogy and Château d’Yquem’s entry into a new era, carried by a collective vision and a new technical generation. A contrasting climatic cycle favoured a harmonious development of noble rot. On tasting, Château d’Yquem 2023 seduces with its luminous density, its harmony, its aromas of apricot and mandarin, a broad and silky palate and great ageing potential.

📅 Official release : 11 March 2026