Adress: 1, allée de Cruzeau - 33650 Saint Médard d'Eyrans - France
Country: France
internet: http://www.andrelurton.com/home_chateau.php?langue=en&id_chateau=4&ou=0
Wine district: Bordeaux
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Château de Cruzeau, situated between Martillac and St Médard d'Eyrans, in the south of the Pessac-Léognan appellation in the Graves region, is an ancient estate whose origins are lost in the mists of time. It appears on the map drawn up by Belleyme in 1760.
In 1841, the review “Le Producteur” gave it Premier Cru status for both whites and reds. On high, south-facing hillsides, the vineyard is planted in deep gravelly soil, whose pebbles are thickly strewn, providing an ideal environment for the production of fine Graves. Some of the buildings date from the 18th century, though the château itself was built in 1912.
Purchased in 1973 by André Lurton, and since entirely restored, the estate today comprises 101 hectares and produces wines of great finesse and surpassing elegance. The reds are matured one year, the whites (mainly Sauvignon) fermented and matured, in high quality oak barrels.
