The family of Joseph Janoueix, owners of Château Haut-Sarpe, a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé, is one of the great household names of the Libourne area; they are as well known for making wine as for being wine merchants.
Awarded a gold medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1867, today it remains worthy of the efforts invested and the success obtained by its owner at the time, Baron Henri de Foussat. Moreover it was during this era that the Baron, encouraged by his success, undertook the renovation of the château and its gardens.
This edifice of great style, with its central pavilion inspired by the famous Trianon, has a wondrous appearance; in keeping with the spirit of the Grand Cru Classé wine, very evocative of the Saint-Emilion wine-making boom at the beginnings of the 20 th century and of the tradition and quality that the children and grand-children of Marie-Antoinette and Joseph Janoueix symbolise, today just like yesteryear.
Prizes awarded for competitions :
1981 GOLD Medal of the International Quality in Madrid.
1981 GOLD MEDAL in the "Concours Qualité Vins de France (Foire de Paris)".
1983 GOLD MEDAL in the "Concours Agricole" of Paris.
1985 GOLD MEDAL in the "Concours des Grands Vins de France (Blayais)".
1989 GOLD MEDAL in the "Concours Agricole de Paris 1991".
1990 GOLD MEDAL in the "Concours International Vinexpo 1993".
1997 GOLD MEDAL in the "Concours Agricole de Paris 1999".
1998 GOLD MEDAL in the "Concours Agricole de Paris 2000".
1999 GOLD MEDAL in the "Concours Agricole de Paris 2001".
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