Chateau Soutard St. Emilion Bordeaux Wine

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Chateau Soutard dates all the way back to 1513. In those days, the estate was used as a farm and mill.  It began earning fame as a Bordeaux wine vineyard in the middle of the 18th century.  It was during those early days that Soutard first began practicing the novel approach of planting vineyards in rows.

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During the 20th century, the property was owned the entire time by the same family. Marie D’Allard helped manage the estate with her husband, Henri Du Foussat de Bogeron after they married in 1890. Next, de Bogeron’s daughter, Jeanne du Foussat, married Michel des Lignéris in 1919 and they kept control of Soutard until 2006, when it was purchased by La Mondiale, which already owned Château Larmande and Château Grand Faurie. The new owners completed construction on a new, state of the art wine making facility in 2011.  The estate is managed by Claire Thomas Chenard with the help of consultant Michel Rolland.

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The 16 hectare Bordeaux wine vineyard is planted on limestone, clay and sandy terroir. It’s planted to 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, with vines averaging 30 years of age. They produce a second wine, Jardins de Soutard. Close to 7,000 cases of Bordeaux wine are produced by Soutard in an average vintage.