【Owned by Rothschild family, the prestige owner of Bordeaux's first growth Lafite and Mouton】

【Limoux -  One of the Grand Crus du Languedoc, producing elegant wines 】

ZTF370 La Capitelle de Baronarques Rouge 2017
Special Price: $278/btl

3 bottles: $780 (average $260/bottle)

Region： France/Limoux AOC

Grapes： 45 % Merlot, 42 % Syrah, 13 % Malbec

Alcohol： 14.5%

Volume：750ml

Capitelle, named after a 19th-century stone hut built for local wineries, is the second label of Baron de l'Arch. Primarily Merlot, it's aged in oak barrels for only six months, exhibiting rich and fresh fruit and floral aromas. The aroma is elegant and refined, with intense dark fruit notes blending with the fragrance of freshly cut hay and violets. On the palate, it's dense and well-structured. The mid-palate releases captivating fruity qualities, supported by soft, oily tannins, with refreshing fruity notes blending with flavors of spice and licorice, creating a delicious and harmonious experience. The finish is long and persistent, with lingering notes of spice and juicy dark fruit.

Domaine de Baronarques is a very old estate, dating back at least to the 17th Century, when it was called Domaine de Lambert. At the time, the estate belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Polycarpe, a village near Limoux in the Aude department of Southern France.

After changing hands several times, the estate was sold to Michel Tisseyre in 1875. The Tisseyre family extended the vineyard – it covered 48 hectares (120 acres) in 1910 – and between 1890 and 1900 built themselves an attractive residence with a terrace and a garden.

In 1998 Mr. Chéreau, a Marseilles lawyer and heir of the estate, sold it to Baroness Philippine de Rothschild and her two sons. The three entrusted the management of the Domaine to the family company, Baron Philippe de Rothschild S.A. The estate was very run down, calling for extensive renovation of the vineyard and the winemaking facilities, a process that took five years.

In 2003, Domaine de Baronarques benefited from a fortunate conjunction of circumstances: the wine proved to be of very high quality and the Domaine was awarded the AOC Limoux rouge appellation, newly created by the Institut National des Appellations d’Origine (INAO). Domaine de Baronarques could take its rightful place alongside the family’s other estates, including the illustrious Château Mouton Rothschild.

Camille Sereys de Rothschild joined the original buyers, Philippe Sereys de Rothschild and Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild, her brothers, in 2014.