Château
Tour Saint Fort
Cru Bourgeois
This 14-hectare estate is located in Leyssac in the Laujac area, south of the Pez sector, to the west of Château Calon Ségur. This property has had a tumultuous history and was almost razed to the ground during the war before being gradually rebuilt. It includes part of the former Château Saint-Estèphe and the former Tour du Château Pineau Saint-Estèphe.
In the 18th century, the vineyard belonged to the Lord of Pez and the Calon family, and became Bourgeois in 1852. It was subsequently forgotten, but was reborn at the beginning of the 20th century under the impetus of Mr Pineau. It won first prize at the Liège exhibition in 1905 and was confirmed as a Cru Bourgeois in 1932.
During the Second World War the buildings were largely destroyed and from the 1990s onwards Mr Laffort carried out major work to rebuild the estate. The results were rapid, as the first harvest was selected by the Gault & Millau Guide in its 1994 edition, and in 2003 it was confirmed as a Cru Bourgeois, officially obtained in 1932.
In 2017, the renaissance was completed; Nova SY, the new owner, invested in the modernisation of the winery and the installations, pursuing quality objectives (HVE3 in 2020), while respecting the precious terroir of Saint-Estèphe.
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