Wine-growing at Château LE VIVIER 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 and 50 % Cabernet Sauvignon, and the vines average 25 years of age.
After vinification specially adjusted to suit each varietal, Château LE VIVIER wines are blended and aged for 12 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.
