Our Wines
“With minimal impact on our beautiful surroundings and remarkable terroir, we simply aim to make wines that are both delicious and of the highest quality.”
After centuries of winemaking at Château La Yotte, we are writing a new chapter. What first stunned us was the sheer diversity of terroir in Loupiac—from the steep limestone slopes down to the banks of the Garonne. Guided by extensive soil studies and the realities of a changing climate, we replanted our vineyards with rootstocks and varieties chosen not just for today, but for the decades to come. The first wines where all six varieties contribute were bottled in 2024.
With six red varieties in the ground, and countless combinations of clones and rootstocks, our vineyard is a living library of Bordeaux past and future. Each choice was made with organic viticulture and a warming climate in mind. History guided us: two centuries ago, these slopes produced some of their finest wines with Cabernet Franc on limestone and Malbec as a dominant force in the region—so we planted them again. Petit Verdot found its place in sandy soils, rewarding us with spice even if it guarantees a few sleepless nights. Touriga Nacional was given the perfect plot to show both its perfume and power, while Castets—nearly forgotten in Bordeaux—was brought back from obscurity. And of course, we planted Merlot, ensuring that depth, generosity, and mid-palate elegance remain at the heart of our blends.
We also gave Chenin Blanc a home here, having found the perfect corner of the estate for it—and the vines are thriving. They seem to love their new surroundings. Stay tuned.
La Yotte - Our Creme de la Creme
By design, we will never lack for ripe fruit, vibrant acidity, or firm tannins. Six varieties, multiple clones, and diverse soils give us a kaleidoscope of components—enough to drive our cellar team mad, but to make our oenologist euphoric. Each variety is aged separately for at least 12 months in classic 225 litres French oak barriques, before marrying into a wine of elegance, longevity, and ambition. We aim unapologetically high.
La Yotte shows itself with an intensity of crème de cassis, dark cherries, and spice, unfolding into a finish that lingers long after the glass is set down. It can be enjoyed now with a little air, yet it carries the structure and depth to live gracefully for decades.
CADILLAC CÔTES DE BORDEAUX2023: CAB FRANC, MALBEC, PETIT VERDOT, MERLOT, 13.5%
2024: CAB FRANC, MERLOT, MALBEC, PETIT VERDOT, 12.5%
Rosé - Refreshing but with character
For sunny days, our crisp rosé—made by bleeding Malbec and Merlot vats—is essential. We aim for refreshing acidity and lower alcohol, making it as drinkable as it is serious. Fermented cool and slow, it offers wild strawberry, raspberry, and lingonberry, underpinned by a surprising structure and length. Perfect with grilled fish, vegetables, or a salad niçoise—or simply as an apéritif. Sunshine helps, but isn’t required.
Rosé has been met with critical acclaim, and we’ve humbly lost count of how many people have told us it changed their view of rosé altogether—revealing it as a wine of real seriousness, not just a summer diversion.
AOC BORDEAUX ROSÉ
2024: MERLOT, MALBEC, 12.5%
2024: MERLOT, MALBEC, CAB FRANC, 13%
Milan - Elegant yet racy
Named after the milan, the kite that graces both the skies of Bordeaux, this wine embodies elegance in motion. Unoaked, bright, and best enjoyed slightly chilled, Milan carries all the hallmarks of Bordeaux—ripe fruit, freshness, finesse—yet dances with a lighter step. It’s our ode to summer skies and the joy of an unpretentious glass that whispers grand vin.
Milan brims with blackberry jam, violets, sweet liquorice, and a lift of exotic spice. It is elegant yet racy, unoaked and energetic, a wine that delivers both charm and character, especially when lightly chilled to 16 degrees.
In the 2025 there is a whole one third of Merlot, Malbec and Cab Franc undergone carbonic maceration, bringing tropical fruits such as starfruit and pineapple.
VIN DE FRANCE
2024: MERLOT, MALBEC, TOURIGA NACIONAL, CASTETS, 12.5%
2025, MERLOT, MALBEC, CAB FRANC, TOURIGA NACIONAL, CASTETS, 13%
Fontaine - Spice and structure
Fontaine is our Grand Vin, named for the Fontainemarie family who made wine at this estate for centuries. On these spectacular limestone slopes, they once produced Loupiac’s best sweet wines alongside reds, rosés, and whites, always with quality and longevity as guiding stars.
In their honour, Fontaine is crafted as a cuvée of character: unapologetically punchy, with deep, spicy red fruit and a spine that demands patience. Time will reward it richly, but even in youth its vibrancy is undeniable—it has the bones, and it knows it.
CADILLAC CÔTES DE BORDEAUX
2023: PETIT VERDOT, MALBEC, MERLOT, 13.5%
2024: MERLOT, PETIT VERDOT, MALBEC 12.5%
Lune Series — Cachée & Éclairée
Two moons, two grapes with almost no precedent in Bordeaux. Touriga Nacional and Castets were planted as a bet on the future rather than a nod to the past — so when we tasted the first results, we had no library of old vintages to compare against, no neighbour's cellar to borrow wisdom from. We named them for the moon because that's what they are right now: seen only in part. What's hidden and what's lit will keep changing places for years.
Lune Cachée - Fat and bold
Touriga Nacional, given its own plot to show what it can really do, doesn't give everything away at once.
Young, it is dense and dark-fruited, more shadow than detail — perfume and structure both present but folded in on themselves, waiting for time to unfold them.
We won't pretend to know exactly how it will age, because nothing quite like it has aged here before. What we do know: the tannin and depth are built for the long haul, easily a decade or more, and possibly longer than any of our other reds.
VIN DE FRANCE
2024: TOURIGA NACIONAL, 13%
Lune Eclairée - Spark and Energy
Castets was nearly erased from Bordeaux before we brought it back. Éclairée is its moment in the light — finer-boned and more delicate than its Cachée sibling, with a brightness to the fruit even in its most primary state.
It asks for patience too, ten years and counting, but it will likely reveal itself sooner and speak in a quieter register: precision over power.
Castets is a delightful surprise, delicate fresh quality fruit and for some reason, doesn’t make a fuss in the vineyard compared to its siblings.
VIN DE FRANCE
2024: CASTETS, 12.5%
