Château Saint-Pierre

Located in the prestigious Saint-Julien appellation in Bordeaux, Château Saint-Pierre is classified as a 4ème Grand Cru Classé de 1855. It has a family history and their prime vineyards are worthy of the greatest of Bordeaux. The winery is owned by the Domaines Henri Martin Group which have multiple wineries in Bordeaux.

Let’s meet Jean Triaud

The Triaud Family are the lucky owners of Domaines Henri Martin, which owns both Château Saint-Pierre and Château Gloria, and also Château Bel Air Gloria, a Cru Bourgeois Supérieur from the Haut-Médoc.

The Triaud Family

Françoise, Henri Martin’s daughter and her husband Jean-Louis Triaud, their children Vanessa and Jean are currently managing and taking care of Domaines Henri Martin vineyard. All of them are deeply involved in the company with the constant wish to improve the results and to maintain the best possible quality in their growths in a sustainable agriculture approach and in a family tradition.

Rémi Di Costanzo, Technical Manager and 45 permanent employees are working every day for Domaines Henri Martin and more than 150 seasonal workers join the team during the harvest. Each of them is involved in the production and selection of the best grapes to produce regular and high-quality wines of the Saint-Julien appellation that will reflect the Domaines Henri Martin’s know-how.

Where it all began...

Back in the Middle Ages there were two separate entities: The first, the “Tenure of Pellecahus” was to the East of the brook running through the property. The other was located on a hillock to the west and was known as the “Noble House of Lagrange de Monteil”. These two estates were to join in the seventeenth century, and so Lagrange was born.

Château Lagrange belonged to the same family for almost two centuries, thus maintaining its unity. One of its more charismatic characters was a certain Charles de Branne de Cours, who managed the domain from 1712 to 1746. In the heart of the viticultural revolution, he and his rich Bordeaux family (who also owned Mouton) were to make Lagrange one of the most beautiful Médoc properties.

In 1787, Thomas Jefferson, then United States ambassador, ranked Lagrange as a Third Classified Growth. Jean-Baptiste d’Arbouet sold Lagrange to Jean-Valère Cabarrus, his wife’s nephew, in 1790. Jean-Valère Cabarrus was from a renowned wine merchant family and chose to develop the viticultural activity of the estate.

Lagrange’s heyday was between 1842 and 1875, when Count Duchâtel, Home Secretary to King Louis Philippe, was the owner. His visionary avant-garde approach meant Lagrange was awarded the rank of Third Classified Growth in the official 1855 classification.

17th century

1712 till 1746

1787

1855

First founded in the 17th century, this elegant château is a prime example of traditional Médoc architecture. It sits amidst the vines, although the estate was gradually broken up and dispersed as it passed down through successive owners.

17th Century

Château Saint-Pierre is classified as a 4ème Grand Cru Classé.

1855

The Wine Archive 2022 - Domaines Martin 2018

Through a combination of luck and tenacity, in 1982 Henri Martin was able to purchase and reconstitute the estate as it was in 1855, when the great estates of Bordeaux received their current classifications.

1982

The Wine Archive 2022 - Domaines Henri Martin - Saint Pierre and Gloria

Since then, and thanks to a series of investments from the family now at the helm, Saint-Pierre has become a renowned and recognised standard-bearer for the Grands Crus Classés de Saint-Julien.

TODAY

A wine’s quality and nobility begins in the vineyard

– Jean-Louis Triaud

Saint-Julien