Château Romer du Hayot
A Sauternes estate producing classified sweet white Bordeaux wine under the Vignobles du Hayot group.
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Overview
Château Romer du Hayot is a Sauternes wine estate in the commune of Sauternes, Gironde, within the Graves wine region of Bordeaux, France. Its principal product is a sweet white wine made under the Sauternes appellation. The estate is recognized as a Second Growth, or Deuxième Cru Classé, in the original 1855 Classification of the Wines of Bordeaux. That classification gives the château historical standing among the region’s classified sweet-wine properties. The estate’s roots probably extend to the seventeenth century, when it was associated with the Montalier family. Its early history became linked with the Lur-Saluces family after Ferdinand Auguste de Lur-Saluces married Marie Thérèse Gabrielle de Montalier in 1800. Their descendants continued to connect the property with established Bordeaux wine-owning families. In 1824, their daughter Louise Alexandrine married Count Anne Auguste Jacques de la Myre-Mory, further integrating the estate into the Myre-Mory family network. At the time of the 1855 classification, the property was known as Château Romer and was designated a Second Growth. The estate was later divided through inheritance. In 1881, its holdings were separated into several lots passed to members of the Myre-Mory family, although the parcels continued to be managed together for a period under Comtesse Beaurepaire-Louvagny. The property that became Château Romer du Hayot was formed in 1937, when approximately nine to ten hectares of the former Château Romer vineyard were sold to Xavier Dauglade and Madame du Hayot. Another portion remained under the Château Romer name. The original estate buildings were demolished during the 1970s in connection with construction of the E72 road. Since then, Château Romer du Hayot has not relied on the original on-site facilities for vinification. Its wines are made alongside other Sauternes properties belonging to Vignobles du Hayot at Château Andoyse in Barsac. This shared production arrangement places the brand within a broader family wine group while preserving the identity of the Romer du Hayot estate. The vineyard covers approximately 15 hectares. Plantings are reported as 70% Sémillon, 25% Sauvignon blanc and 5% Muscadelle, the traditional white varieties associated with Sauternes. Annual production is approximately 25,000 bottles. The resulting brand occupies a premium position based on its appellation, classified-growth status, historic lineage and production of botrytized-style sweet white Bordeaux wine. Detailed information about current management, distribution, vintages and commercial performance is not established in the supplied sources.
History
Château Romer du Hayot probably originated in the seventeenth century as part of the Montalier family’s holdings in the Sauternes area. The estate later entered the orbit of the Lur-Saluces family when Ferdinand Auguste de Lur-Saluces married Marie Thérèse Gabrielle de Montalier in 1800. In 1824, their daughter Louise Alexandrine married Count Anne Auguste Jacques de la Myre-Mory, linking the property to another family with interests in the Bordeaux wine region. The property was known as Château Romer when the Bordeaux wine classification of 1855 was established. It received the status of Second Growth, a designation that remains central to the estate’s identity. The classification placed the wine among the recognized upper tier of Sauternes and Barsac sweet wines, alongside estates ranked according to the nineteenth-century Bordeaux hierarchy. Inheritance led to the division of the estate in 1881. Several lots were transferred to different members of the Myre-Mory family, although they were for some time administered together by Comtesse Beaurepaire-Louvagny. The history of the original holding subsequently split between the property that retained the Château Romer name and the portion that became Château Romer du Hayot. The remaining Château Romer parcel, measuring about five hectares, had been sold by the Myre-Mory family to Roger Farges in 1911. In 1937, approximately nine to ten hectares of the former Château Romer vineyards were sold to Xavier Dauglade and Madame du Hayot. This transaction established the Château Romer du Hayot estate in its modern form. The estate buildings were demolished in the 1970s when the E72 road was constructed. Following the loss of the original facilities, wine production moved away from the property itself. Today, the estate is associated with Vignobles du Hayot. Its vineyards cover approximately 15 hectares and are planted with 70% Sémillon, 25% Sauvignon blanc and 5% Muscadelle. Vinification is carried out with the group’s other Sauternes properties at Château Andoyse in Barsac. Reported annual production is approximately 25,000 bottles. The estate’s modern identity therefore combines a historically classified Sauternes name with centralized production within a family wine group.
- 1970
Original estate buildings demolished
[1]The original buildings were demolished during the 1970s during construction of the E72 road, after which vinification was conducted away from the estate.
- 1937
Château Romer du Hayot is formed
[1]Approximately nine to ten hectares of the former Château Romer vineyards were sold to Xavier Dauglade and Madame du Hayot, creating the Château Romer du Hayot holding.
- 1881
Estate divided through inheritance
[1]The property was divided into smaller lots inherited by members of the Myre-Mory family, while the parcels were initially managed together.
- 1855
Named a Second Growth
[1]Under the name Château Romer, the estate was included as a Second Growth in the original Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.
- 1824
Transfer into the Myre-Mory family network
[1]Louise Alexandrine, a descendant of the earlier marriage, married Count Anne Auguste Jacques de la Myre-Mory.
- 1800
Marriage links the estate to the Lur-Saluces family
[1]Ferdinand Auguste de Lur-Saluces married Marie Thérèse Gabrielle de Montalier, bringing the estate for a period into the wider Lur-Saluces wine family network.
- 1600
Probable establishment of the estate
[1]The property is believed to have been founded in the seventeenth century by the Montalier family, although an exact foundation year is not documented.
Production integrated with Vignobles du Hayot
[2]The estate’s wine is vinified with other Sauternes properties of Vignobles du Hayot at Château Andoyse in Barsac.
Products and positioning
Premium classified-growth Sauternes estate wine
Sweet white wine
Château Romer du Hayot Sauternes
The estate’s principal wine is a sweet white wine from the Sauternes appellation. The vineyard is planted primarily with Sémillon, supported by Sauvignon blanc and Muscadelle. Château Romer du Hayot is associated with the Second Growth classification of 1855 and is produced within the Vignobles du Hayot group’s shared Sauternes winemaking operation at Château Andoyse in Barsac. Reported estate production is approximately 25,000 bottles per year.
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