Château Laville, true to Haut-Brion tradition, was also family-owned during several centuries. This exceptional white wine derived its name from Marie de Laville, one of its first owners.

Similar to its illustrious neighbor, Haut-Brion, several families were responsible for developing the property over the years.

Marie de Laville, widow of the magistrate, Sir de Queyrac, bought the estate on July 16, 1611. Ten years later it passed to her brother, Bertrand de Laville on March 13, 1621.

Château Laville remained as property of the founding family for over a hundred years. It was passed along to different family members. First it went to Bertrand's son, Arnaud, squire of Estoc. He bequeathed it to his daughter, Marguerite, wife of Sixte Laurent d'Autiège. Lastly it passed to Marguerite's niece, Hélaine, wife of a magistrate of the Bordeaux Parliament.

On September 7, 1717, the Laville family sold the estate to a surgeon called Bernard Gaussens.

Throughout the 18th Century and the beginning of the 19th century, Laville changed hands many times. On May 17, 1825, Pierre-David Bouscasse bought the property. It remained in his family until 1912.

In 1912 Pierre-Antoine Bouscasse sold the estate to Leopold Bibonne, a wine merchant. Bibonne remained proprietor until March 31, 1931 when he sold the property to Frédéric-Otto Woltner already the owner of La Mission Haut-Brion and La Tour Haut-Brion. For the next half century the Woltner family continued to produce a great white wine.

First page of the agreement between L. Bibonne and F.O. Woltner.

In 1983 the ownership passed to the Dillon Family and Château Laville along with Château La Mission Haut-Brion and Château La Tour Haut-Brion became a part of Domaine Clarence Dillon.

The Duchesse de Mouchy, grand-daughter of Clarence Dillon, presides over the estate, linking the present owner to one from its great past, Marie de Laville...