Deuxième Cru Classé en 1855 · Sweet white

Where is Château Nairac wine from?

Château Nairac is a sweet white wine from Barsac, in Sauternais, Bordeaux, France. It is classified Deuxième Cru Classé en 1855 and made mainly from Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle.

Château Nairac wine label — Photo: Didier-CTP, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Château Nairac at a glance

Classification	Deuxième Cru Classé en 1855
Appellation	Barsac
Style	Sweet wine
Grapes	Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle
Village or town	Barsac
Subregion	Sauternais
Region	Bordeaux
Country	France
Vineyard area	17 ha
Coordinates	44.6118, -0.3176

Château Nairac

Barsac, Bordeaux, France

Deuxième Cru Classé en 1855

Its 1786 château was listed as a historic monument in 2017

Appellation: Barsac
Grapes: Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle
Vineyard: 17 ha

Élisée Nairac, of a Bordeaux shipowning family, bought the estate in 1777, and the present château was built in 1786 by André Mollié. It was merged with Broustet in 1837 and classified as Broustet-Nairac in 1855 before becoming separate again in 1906; the Heeter-Tari family has owned it since 1971.

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Château Nairac: questions and answers

Where is Château Nairac wine from?

Château Nairac is a sweet white wine from Barsac, in Sauternais, Bordeaux, France. It is classified Deuxième Cru Classé en 1855 and made mainly from Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle.