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Château Franc Lartigue offers a sincere and grounded interpretation of the Saint-Émilion appellation from the commune of Vignonet in the Gironde. Across 8 hectares certified HVE, the Toxé family tends a vineyard that speaks plainly and honestly of its terroir.
A family château rooted in Vignonet
The story begins in 1986, when Marcel Petit founded the SCEA des Vignobles Marcel Petit with the ambition of building a coherent wine-growing enterprise on the terroirs of the right bank. Château Franc Lartigue joined the domaine in 1988, extending the estate's footprint within the Saint-Émilion appellation. In 1997, Marcel Petit passed the management of the château to his daughter Élisabeth and her husband Jean-Pierre Toxé — a family succession that preserved both the continuity of the project and the values on which it was built. Under the Toxés, the château has continued to develop with care and without fanfare, consolidating its identity as a producer of honest, terroir-driven Bordeaux red wine.
Terroir: clay-limestone, sand, and gravel
The 8 hectares of Château Franc Lartigue lie on a mosaic of soils characteristic of this part of the Saint-Émilion appellation: clay-limestone, sand, and gravel. This diversity of soil types brings a welcome complexity to the blend, with the clay-limestone fraction lending structure and freshness, the sandy soils contributing suppleness and early aromatic expression, and the gravel adding a degree of warmth and depth. The encépagement reflects the classic hierarchy of the right bank: Merlot at 70% forms the backbone of the wines, supported by Cabernet Franc at 15% and Cabernet Sauvignon at 15% — a balance that allows the château to produce reds of genuine typicity within the appellation.
HVE certification: a commitment to responsible viticulture
Château Franc Lartigue holds Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE) certification, the French national standard that recognises vineyards operating with measurably reduced environmental impact across biodiversity, plant protection, fertilisation, and water management. For Élisabeth and Jean-Pierre Toxé, this certification is not a marketing exercise but a reflection of the way the vineyard has been managed over time — with attention to the land and a long-term view of what it means to farm well in Bordeaux. It is the kind of commitment we look for when selecting producers for our range.
The wines of Château Franc Lartigue
The château produces exclusively red wine under the Saint-Émilion appellation. The range is focused and purposeful:
- Saint-Émilion Rouge — a Merlot-led blend from clay-limestone, sandy, and gravelly soils; approachable in its youth, with the structure to reward a few years of cellaring.
Why we have selected Château Franc Lartigue
At Halles Quercamps, we have been selecting wines from family-owned Bordeaux châteaux since 1975, and Château Franc Lartigue represents precisely the kind of producer we value: modest in scale, consistent in quality, and genuinely attached to its appellation. We appreciate the regularity of the reds across vintages, the straightforward Bordeaux character they express — no artifice, no excess oak — and the seriousness with which the Toxé family approaches both viticulture and winemaking. This is a château for the confirmed Bordeaux enthusiast who values typicity over spectacle, and for anyone building a cellar with an eye on the right bank. At the table, these wines are well suited to roast lamb, duck confit, or a well-aged hard cheese.
Explore the wines of Château Franc Lartigue
Browse our full selection of wines from this Saint-Émilion château in the list below, and find the vintage that suits your cellar or your next occasion.
