CHÂTEAU HAUT BACALAN

A property steeped in history created by the great Montesquieu

Château Haut-Bacalan is an old property of which the date of it’s first occupation by man is unknown. The first writing dates back to Montesquieu who was one of the first owners of Château HautBacalan. There were already a few vines of his time but he expanded the property to thirty hectares. They were planted without the approval of king Louis. The literary joust which followed led the philosopher to export its production to England. Several times he speaks in his writings about the property. It was base for him.

Montesquieu, from the time he owned the estate had made it his home and planted thirty hectares.At the end of his life he had great difficulty moving. He sold the house and vineyards in Bacalan to acquire a property of the Entre-deuxMers more suited to his disability.The new owners came from the notable Gascon family who arrived here with the kings of Navarre.They already owned all the Bordeaux Bacalan’s quays/waterfront. They were owners, merchants and Montesquieu was a devote of Bordeaux.

The Bacalan family kept the property for more than a century before selling it in 1920 to the Cami family. It was in 1998 that the Gonet family bought Haut-Bacalan from Mr Cami (who was born here on the property!).They immediately replanted the vineyard. The first vintage was 2001.Today the Château Haut-Bacalan covers 25 hectares (8 hectares and 50 acres in white) and