Château Laroche-Pipeau is located in La Rivière, a commune in the Fronsadais on the right bank of the Bordeaux region. It produces red wines under the Fronsac AOC.

Owner: Jean and Jocelyne bought the estate in 1990, their first vintage. The previous owner was an elderly lady who had run it since 1928. She left bottles labelled 1916, 1928, 1929, 1945, 1949, 1958 and 1961.

Vineyards: 4ha. Four plots. Hill sites. Hard to work, morcellated plots. SW-facing. Sandy clay over pure limestone.

Winery: Underground cellar created by quarrying.

Wines

Fronsac AOC, Château Laroche Pipeau

Contact

Château Laroche Pipeau, F-33126 Fronsac

Tel+33 (0)5.57.24.90.69 Email jean.grima@wanadoo.fr