The Producer

Chateau Branon Pessac-Leognan

The Region

Pessac-Leognan

The commune (or Bordeaux suburb) of Pessac lies just to the south of these chateaux. Léognan lies 10 kilometers (six miles) further on. The latter is also home to several other quality members of the Bordeaux elite. These include Domaine de Chevalier, Chateaux Haut-Bailly, Malartic-Lagravière, Larrivet Haut-Brion, and de Fieuzal. Léognan is surrounded almost entirely by pine forests and vineyards and benefits from the same superior drainage as Pessac.Southeast of Léognan lies the commune of Martillac. Smith Haut Lafitte has made massive improvements since the 1990s and boasts an impressive hot...

The commune (or Bordeaux suburb) of Pessac lies just to the south of these chateaux. Léognan lies 10 kilometers (six miles) further on. The latter is also home to several other quality members of the Bordeaux elite. These include Domaine de Chevalier, Chateaux Haut-Bailly, Malartic-Lagravière, Larrivet Haut-Brion, and de Fieuzal. Léognan is surrounded almost entirely by pine forests and vineyards and benefits from the same superior drainage as Pessac.Southeast of Léognan lies the commune of Martillac. Smith Haut Lafitte has made massive improvements since the 1990s and boasts an impressive hotel and spa. Latour-Martillac, in the very south of the Pessac-Léognan zone, is another chateau on the upgrade.