Chateau Lagrézette

What Chateau Lagrézette does

Chateau Lagrézette is a family-owned wine estate in the Cahors AOC of southwestern France, producing premium Malbec across four collections: Icons (€70–€170/bottle, prestige), Le Coeur (€30–€39, signature), Hommages (€13.50–€38, feminine cuvées including Rosé de Julie), and Essentiels (€17, entry tier). The estate's heritage traces to 1503; its modern incarnation began in 1979 when Alain Dominique Perrin, then CEO of Cartier, acquired and restored the property. Today it is operated as ADP SA Chateau Lagrézette by a team of approximately 17, with Sonia Perrin (Alain's daughter) appointed President in late 2025 to lead a strategic pivot positioning the estate as a living cultural venue around wine, art, and community.

The estate operates a gravity-fed vinification system, a 500-barrel underground cellar known as La Nurserie, and 90 hectares of vineyard under HVE3 certification and reasoned agriculture practices — technical and regulatory assets that support premium pricing and sustainability credentials. Distribution is multi-channel: direct-to-consumer via e-commerce and on-site boutique, plus a French HORECA network of 43 cavistes and 241 restaurants (including named fine-dining accounts such as Maison Pic, La Tupina, Le Bibent, and Château de la Treyne), and EU shipping via PHM Group with Chronopost. A dedicated China product manager (Meng Le Cozannet) was hired in 2026, signaling Asia as a forward expansion vector.

Revenue is layered across bottle sales, on-site tourism (€10–€49 workshops and tastings), and a 170m² four-bedroom gîte (Le Moulin). The business is privately held with no external funding, no public revenue disclosure, and consistent critical recognition across Decanter, Wine Enthusiast, Bettane & Desseauve, and Jancis Robinson. Pricing power and channel breadth suggest a low-double-digit million euro revenue band, though the estate's growth profile depends materially on execution of the new leadership's cultural-venue strategy and on the success of EU and China expansion.

Name

Chateau Lagrézette

Legal name

ADP SA Château Lagrézette

Website

https://chateau-lagrezette.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chateau Lagrézette is a family-owned Cahors Malbec estate in France producing four premium wine collections (€13.50–€170/bottle), serving fine-dining HORECA accounts, DTC consumers, and EU/China wholesale buyers, with on-site tourism and hospitality layered on top.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Premium Wine Production

NAICS

Wineries (312130), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine & Sparkling Wine Wineries & Brands (CRADAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wineries & Vineyards (Tasting Rooms) (THAFALAE), Wine Tastings & Vineyard/Winery Tours (THAJAGAD), Luxury Farmhouses, Country Houses & Vineyard Estates (THAMAEAG), Wine Retail (Bottle Shops & Wine Merchants) (CRANABAB)

Keywords

• Premium Malbec wines
• Cahors AOC wines
• Wine tourism workshops
• French wine estate
• Gravity-fed winemaking

Headquarters

HQ city

Caillac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Direct Wine Sales (E-commerce): Direct-to-consumer online sales through official website, offering all wine collections including prestige cuvées. Shipping offered free for orders over €390 in mainland France.
2. Wine Tourism Experiences: Paid œnotourism workshops at the château, including Discovery Workshop (€10), Historical Workshop (€15), Wine & Cheese Workshop (€30), Wine & Terroir Products Workshop (€35), and Oenology Initiation Workshop (€49).
3. Moulin de Lagrézette Accommodations: Rental of 17th-century water mill accommodation for seminars, receptions, and stays. 170 m² property with 4 bedrooms, accommodating up to 8 guests.
4. Wholesale to Partners: Sales to 43 cavistes (wine merchants) and 241 restaurants across France, through direct distribution relationships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Chateau Lagrézette is a historic Cahors AOC wine estate producing premium Malbec wines (red, white, and rosé) across four collections — Les Icônes, Le Cœur, Les Hommages, and Les Essentiels — using a unique gravity-fed underground vinification system. The estate also operates wine tourism workshops (œnotourism), guesthouse accommodation at the 17th-century Moulin de Lagrézette, and direct retail sales through an on-site boutique and e-commerce platform.

Product overview

Château Lagrézette is a historic Cahors AOC winery producing premium Malbec wines across four collections: Icon/Premium wines (Le Pigeonnier, Pigeonnier Blanc, Pigeonnier Rosé, Dame Honneur, Paragon) from select parcels; Le Cœur (Château Lagrézette) as the estate's signature wine; Les Hommages (Rosé de Julie, Roseberry, Blanc de Julie, Lagrézette de MaSO, Cuvée Marguerite, Dame Honneur) honoring remarkable women; and Les Essentiels (Chevalier du Château Lagrézette) for everyday excellence. The estate complements its wine production with oenotourism experiences (five themed workshops) and guesthouse accommodations at the 17th-century Moulin de Lagrézette. Direct sales are available at the cave's boutique.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Les Icônes: Prestige wines of the estate: parcel selections, extremely low yields, long aging.
• Le Cœur
• Les Hommages
• Les Essentiels

Products and services

• Le Pigeonnier Rouge 100% Malbec grand vin of the estate, aged 22 months in 100% new French oak. One of the finest expressions of Cahors Malbec.
• Le Pigeonnier Blanc 100% Viognier white wine from clay-limestone terroir, aged 9 months in oak barrels with minerality.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple vintages rated 95-97/100 by top critics including Wine Enthusiast, Jancis Robinson, and Jeb Dunnuck
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Vignobles & Signatures (VS Club)minorOthersChâteau Lagrézette is a member of Vignobles & Signatures, an association of prestigious French wine estates. The association provides networking, collective marketing, and credibility through association with other quality-focused producers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bodega Trapiche: Large-scale Argentinian Malbec producer with broad portfolio from entry-level to ultra-premium (Trapiche Terroir Series). Comparable in Malbec specialization and tiered brand architecture spanning entry to prestige.
• Château Mouton Rothschild: First-growth Bordeaux estate with global prestige, art program (Mouton Rothschild label artwork series since 1924), and family ownership. Comparable in heritage, art integration, and ultra-premium positioning.
• Château Pontet-Canet: Fifth-growth Pauillac estate and pioneer of biodynamic viticulture in Bordeaux. Comparable in single-estate sustainability leadership (HVE3/biodynamic), premium-tier production, and family-driven stewardship.
• Château Smith Haut Lafitte: Pessac-Léognan estate with integrated luxury hotel (Les Sources de Caudalíe), wine tourism, and on-site spa. Comparable in combining prestige wine production with a hospitality/tourism revenue stream.
• Catena Zapata: Argentinian Malbec category leader with ultra-premium Adrianna and Nicolás Catena Zapata cuvées. Comparable in Malbec specialization and tiered prestige architecture, though operating at much larger scale.
• Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC): Ultra-premium Burgundian estate, family-held, with extremely limited production and category-defining critic scores. Comparable as a benchmark for ultra-premium single-estate French wine with collector-grade positioning.

Direct peers

• Château de Haute-Serre (Groupe Vigouroux): Historic Cahors estate owned by the Vigouroux family, focused on premium Malbec from the Causse plateau. Comparable in appellation heritage, premium-tier positioning, and family-ownership structure.
• Clos Triguedina: One of the oldest and most recognized Cahors estates, family-owned, focused on premium Malbec with a strong tourism offering. Closely comparable to Lagrézette in heritage-driven premium positioning.
• Château du Cèdre: Leading premium Cahors Malbec estate on the Causse, also family-run and known for high-end organic/biodynamic wines. Direct comparable in appellation, grape, and premium positioning.

Emerging players

• Domaine des Lambrays: Clos de Vougeot-area Burgundian estate that has invested in renovated winemaking facilities and tourism experiences under LVMH ownership. Comparable trajectory in modernizing a heritage estate with experience-driven brand building.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ChateauLagrezette

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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