Wine-growing at Château LA CARDONNE began in the 17th century, when its gravel and clay-limestone soils in the northern Médoc commune of Blaignan, five miles beyond the St-Estephe appellation, was first planted with vines.
After many years of ownership by Château Lafite-Rothschild, who completely restructured the vineyard in the 1980's, the estate was fortunately acquired by the Charloux family in 1990. Our first step was to install state-of-the-art winemaking facilities, and the build the largest underground bottle cellar in the médoc, locally known as "The Cathedral".
The vineyard is planted with a grape mix of 50 % Merlot, 45 % Cabernet Sauvignon and 5 % Cabernet Franc, and the vines average 30 years of age.
After vinification specially adjusted to suit each varietal, Château LA CARDONNE wines are blended and aged for 12-16 months in french oak barrels, after which they are bottle-aged in the chateau's spectacular underground cellar.
Only when our customers and we agree that a vintage is ready to be enjoyed, do we release the wines, sending them to over 40 countries around the world.
