Located on one of the highest sites in Margaux, Chateau Les Barraillots was founded in the 1930s by Ferdinand Brunet, a cooper at the legendary Chateau Margaux, with just a few vines from Châteaus Palmer and Durfort. Years later, under the hand of Ferdinand’s grandson Yannick, the chateau is the last small and independent wine producer in the village of Margaux and one of only a few “Crus Artisans” estates — a classification for small to medium-sized, independently owned wineries in the Médoc — within the Margaux appellation. Vines at Chateau Les Barraillots are on average 40 years old, and are planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. No chemicals are used in the vineyard and harvesting is done manually.