NoleaWorld of Wine
Menu

Bordeaux · France

Producer guide

Chateau Pierrail Earl

Demonchaux family Bordeaux estate with red, white and rosé wines, named releases and a related Château Arnaud property.

Place
Bordeaux · France
Known for
Bordeaux Supérieur reds and named wines
Wine context
Cabernet Franc · Cabernet Sauvignon · Merlot · Sauvignon Blanc

7 sources · Sources and notes ↓

Atlas locationBordeaux · France44.77° N · 0.27° E

Why it matters

The producer

Château Pierrail has 17th century origins dated to 1680. The Barons de Brianson held the property from 1782 onward, before the Demonchaux family took ownership in 1970.

Jacques, Alice and Aurélien Demonchaux are part of the family operation behind the estate. The family formed its EARL partnership in 1996. Aurélien oversees the development and quality of the red, white and rosé wines.

Place and vineyards

Where the wines begin

Château Pierrail is a Bordeaux estate with a separate related vineyard property at Château Arnaud, operated by the same family. The two properties give the family a total estate of 107 hectares, while the Château Pierrail vineyard itself covers 90 hectares.

Wines to know

The range in view

The range covers red, white and rosé wines. Named releases include Les Hauts de Naudon, Château Pierrail Rouge 2020, Blanc 2025 and Prestige 2023.

Château Pierrail Rouge 2020 is the named red release. Blanc 2025 provides the corresponding white bottling, while Prestige 2023 is presented as a separate named wine. Les Hauts de Naudon adds another named wine to the portfolio.

Sources and notes 7 sources

Note. The acreage by individual grape, precise oak ageing duration, annual production and the appellation status of the Blanc wine remain unspecified.

Keep following the thread

Where to go next

placeRead the Bordeaux guideSee Chateau Pierrail Earl in the wider setting of Bordeaux.mapFind Chateau Pierrail Earl on the mapKeep the producer, its region and nearby places together.learningHow place shapes wineSee how climate, landscape and local choices become part of a wine.