Overview

Chateau Saint-Pierre is a winery in the Saint Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. The wine produced here was classified as one of ten Quatrimes Crus Classes (Fourth Growths) in the historic Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. This is the smallest of the Saint Julien appellation properties.

Originally owned by the De Cheverry family, from at least 1693 according to archives and under the name Seranan, the estate was renamed near the end of the 18th century when it was bought by Baron de Saint-Pierre, whose family connections to the estate remained until just after World War II. For a period beginning in 1832, the estate was split into two vineyards, Chateau Saint-Pierre-Bontemps and Chateau Saint-Pierre-Sevaistre, but became reunited under the Dutch company Van den Bussche's ownership, although some of the best sections of the vineyard was sold to Henri Martin who incorporated the land into his Chateau Gloria.

In 1982 Martin bought the complete estate, and while selling some land to neighbouring Ducru-Beaucaillou and Gruaud-Larose, restored the chateau and brought improvements to the vinification. The current proprietors of the estate and residents of the chateau are Martin's daughter and son-in-law, Franoise and Jean-Louis Triaud.

The vineyard extends to 17 hectares, with a grape variety distribution of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc planted to a vine density of 10,000 per hectare. New cellars were completed in 2016 and the wine is aged in 50% new oak for 16 months producing a wine that is built to last. One of the more robust of the appellation.

The annual production of the grand vin is approximately 5,000 cases. There is a second wine introduced in 2008 called Esprit de Saint-Pierre.