It took two years to clear the land, break down the stones and plant 160 000 vines as well as create a chai in the rehabilitated old buildings. A vatroom of stainless steel vats, and an oak vat and barrel cellar make Haute-Serre a winemaking venue without equal in the Southwest of France. Aesthetics and technique join forces in perfect harmony.

From the sale of his very first vintage of AOC Cahors – 1976 – Georges Vigouroux was rewarded for all the efforts her had made: Haute-Serre was recognised as being a true “Cru”.

The greatest names in the national press of the time (La Reynière, Le Monde, 1977. GaultMillau, 1979. Guy Leray, La Revue du Vin de France, 1982. Victor Franco, 1984 Fernand Voutaz, Michel Piot, 1987 etc.) hailed the renewal of AOC Cahors, highlighting the qualities of Château de Haute-Serre and promising it a wonderful future.

Through years of relentless work, self-taught Georges Vigouroux, passed his passion for wine handed down to him by his forefathers on to his son, Bertrand-Gabriel, who joined the family firm in 1989 after studying oenology.

Bertrand-Gabriel Vigouroux does everything possible to perfect the work embarked upon by his father and to allow the Malbec vines planted on this unique terroir to give the best of themselves. The technical directions taken are without concession and the choices made are those of excellence: high density replanting (6 060 vines per hectare) use of eco-friendly vinegrowing and tending techniques, ageing in new oak barrels, trials with wood from different origins and work on toasting suitable to Malbec.

Bertrand-Gabriel Vigouroux is always looking for the best, and was one of the first people to experiment with in-barrel vinification, to the joy of lovers of great wines, and refuses to go the way of garage wines. The dimension of a vinegrower-winemaker and a vineyard should never be limited to a micro-cuvée but to his capacity to gain recognition for work that is global, precise and complex. Today Château de Haute-Serre is the result of the perfect match between a grape variety, a terroir and a family with passion. It has been consecrated by the greatest French and international press critics including La Revue du Vin de France, Hachette, Decanter, Weinwirtschaft and Wine Spectator. In the 21^st century, Château de Haute Serre remains a vineyard that is a step ahead of the rest.