Château Seguin

Described in 1874 in an old edition of the Féret as ‘the highest point of the commune of Canéjan, with its magnificent gravelly slopes, producing wines of great finesse reminiscent of those of Haut-Brion,’ Château Seguin was, however, only revitalized in the 1980s thanks to the combined efforts of André Lurton (who promoted the Pessac-Léognan appellation in 1987) and the discerning buyer Jean Darriet. The estate, restructured and replanted, narrowly escaped the encroachment of urban development. In 1999, the partnership of Moïse Ohana, a private investor, and Denis Darriet, Jean’s son and a former high-end jeweler, ushered the estate into a new era with a cohesive technical team, from vineyard to winery; a modern winemaking facility capable of processing the harvest to the standard of the greatest wines; and a firm, resolute plan focused on a wine without compromise, preserving the innate nobility of its cedar and pine aromas and its emblematic smokiness. From Robert Parker to Jean-Marc Quarin, and from Jancis Robinson to Michel Bettane, many critics have confirmed this rise in prominence, now supported by Stéphane Derenoncourt’s consulting team, with whom we share a common philosophy: ‘to make a wine that tells a story,’ our story.