Backing onto the west of the village of Léognan on a beautiful hillock of gravel, Château Soubian was already on the map of Guyenne in the 18th century, by Pierre de Belleyme, engineer geographer of King Louis XV. It is a charming hunting lodge surrounded by a vineyard in a wood setting. The famous guide, Cocks & Féret, ‘Bordeaux and its Wines’ described in 1883 Soubian as ‘distinguished, delicate, supple and very fruity.” Several families have occupied and embellished this property. Since 1930, the Célérier family, a line of Bordeaux negociants, has taken over the premises. Production was interrupted in the 1950s by the vagaries of life and the severe frost of 1956. The current descendants are working to revive this wonderful little vineyard. The Célérier brothers set out to replant this vineyard with great respect for the environment by entrusting the operation to the Bernard family, neighbor and owner of the famous Cru Classé Domaine de Chevalier engaged in organic conversion. Olivier Bernard and his team have the clear ambition to sublimate this very beautiful terroir and to produce again a great wine there, bearing the colors of Léognan.

Fine and intense bouquet, marked by aromas of ripe red and black fruits and spicy, slightly peppery fragrances. Supple, round, juicy, and tasty attack, very tasty. Its structure of silky tannins is serious but fleshy and without any aggressiveness. The wine is full, broad in the mouth, neat with balance and elegance, and quite broad on the palate, neat, with great balance and elegance. The specificity of the 2019 vintage confers a velvety and suave character with good acidity full of freshness. Very good tension on the finish. It will further refine and gain silkiness after a little time in the cellar.