Château de Brague

Château de Brague is a French wine estate (château) located in Vérac, in the Gironde department of the Bordeaux region. It produces wines under the Bordeaux Supérieur appellation and has been operated by the Pistre family for four generations. The estate traces its modern history to 1934, when the current owners' great-grandfather acquired the property, and it has been bottling under its own name since 1936. The property covers more than 60 hectares on the right bank of the Dordogne, near Fronsac and Saint-Émilion. Of this, about 20 hectares are planted with vines on clay-limestone soils, comprising roughly 100,000 vines. The red grape varieties are Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec; the white varieties are Sémillon, planted on old vines dating from 1951, and Sauvignon. The château describes its terroir as balancing a large northern plateau with south-facing slopes. Château de Brague is a private, family-owned business rather than part of a large wine group. Its wines are marketed under the Bordeaux Supérieur AOC, and the estate maintains a direct-to-consumer presence through its official website and social media. The current generation of the family, Gabriel and Gérôme Pistre, represents the fourth generation to manage the estate, continuing a tradition that emphasizes respect for nature, traditional methods and careful blending.

The history of Château de Brague as a family estate begins in 1934, when the great-grandfather of the current owners fell in love with the property and acquired it. The estate has been bottling wine under its own name since 1936, according to its official website. Over four generations, ownership and management passed from father to daughter and then from mother to son, with each generation maintaining the vineyards and producing wine. The property is situated in Vérac, in the Gironde department, on the right bank of the Dordogne river, near Fronsac and Saint-Émilion. Its vineyards occupy about 20 hectares of clay-limestone soils out of a total estate of more than 60 hectares, with approximately 100,000 vines. Red varieties planted include Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec. White varieties include Sémillon, with old vines dating from 1951, and Sauvignon. Today the estate is run by Gabriel and Gérôme Pistre, representing the fourth generation. The château produces wines under the Bordeaux Supérieur appellation and continues to emphasize traditional methods, environmental attentiveness and the pursuit of balanced blends.

• 1951

  Old Sémillon vines still used for white wines are planted.

• 1936

  The estate begins bottling wine under the Château de Brague name.

• 1934

  The great-grandfather of the current owners acquires the Château de Brague property.

• Gabriel and Gérôme Pistre, fourth generation, take over management of the estate.

Family-owned Bordeaux Supérieur estate emphasizing terroir, old vines and traditional winemaking across four generations.

• Château de Brague AOC Bordeaux Supérieur red

  Red wine blended from Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec.

• Château de Brague AOC Bordeaux Supérieur white

  White wine based on Sémillon from old vines, complemented by Sauvignon.

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