Founder Jonathan Maltus is also owner and winemaker of the renowned Le Dôme "garage" wine.
Château Laforge is a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru from the Maltus stable (along with Chateau Teyssier), and has the most Merlot of any wine in the portfolio (92 percent). Before its purchase in 1998 it was known as Petit Mauvinon.
The 5.8-hectare vineyard of Chateau Laforge is planted to 92% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc. Out of all the Maltus owned estates, this is probably the vineyard with the highest percentage of Merlot found in any of their properties.
Over time, due to additional purchases of land by Jonathan Maltus, he has been able to slowly increase the size of the vineyard here. The vineyards are placed in a myriad of locations that range from just outside the village of Saint Emilion, close to Chateau Grand Pontet, while other parcels are situated near Chateau Monbousquet.
Because no actual cellars or chateau for Chateau Laforge exists, the wine of Chateau Laforge is made at their well-known and much larger property, Chateau Teyssier. The modern cellars of Chateau Teyssier only move wine by gravity flow.
The vinification takes place in temperature-controlled wood vats. Malolactic fermentation takes place in French oak barrels. The wine of Chateau Laforge is aged in 80% new, French oak barrels.
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2000 Laforge
£450 per 12 x 75cl Bottle UB
2002 Laforge
£295 per 12 x 75cl Bottle UB
2005 Laforge
£475 per 12 x 75cl Bottle UB
2005 Laforge, Halves
£475 per 24 x 37.5cl Bottle UB
2005 Laforge, Double Magnum
£495 per 3 x 3L UB
2006 Laforge
£385 per 12 x 75cl Bottle UB
2006 Laforge, Halves
£385 per 24 x 37.5cl Bottle UB
2006 Laforge, Double Magnum
£420 per 3 x 3L UB
2008 Laforge
£30 per 75cl Bottle UB
2008 Laforge, Double Magnum
£130 per 1 x 3L Double Magnum UB
2010 Laforge, Halves
£480 per 24 x 37.5cl Bottle UB
2010 Laforge, Double Magnum
£170 per 1 x 3L Double Magnum UB
2010 Laforge, Magnum
£480 per 6 x 1.5L Magnum UB
2012 Laforge, Magnum
£320 per 6 x 1.5L Magnum UB