The name of Climens appears for the first time on a document of 1547. With the Roborel de Climens until 1802, only five families have succeeded, the Binauds, the Lacostes, the Gounouilhous, the Lurtons, with most recently Bérénice Lurton from 1992 to 2022, before passing the baton to the Moitry family.
Jean-Hubert Moitry, a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure in classics, then a business lawyer and finally a real estate entrepreneur, had long wanted to acquire an estate in Bordeaux with his wife Catherine, who comes from a family of wine merchants from Meymac in Corrèze, also forging the hope that their four daughters will be involved in this beautiful project in the future. Under the direction of Jérôme Moitry, Jean-Hubert’s brother, the team continues its mission to produce exceptional wines. Frédéric Nivelle, technical director since 1998, watches over the vineyard and the cellar with experience and know-how, assisted by an experienced team. Alexandra Lemahieu, another pillar of Climens, is matched only by her efficiency and her precious versatility in a small team. Finally, since the beginning of 2023, Paul Marchais has been in charge of commercial development.
It was under the aegis of Eloi Lacoste that Château Climens obtained the distinction of Premier Cru in the 1855 classification at the Universal Exhibition in Paris under the aegis of Napoleon III. The decree for the application of the Barsac appellation was issued on 11 September 1936, while the decree for the application of the Sauternes appellation was issued on 30 September 1936. Château Climens can boast both appellations, that of Barsac highlighting its exceptional geological formation, with its subsoil of fissured asteria limestone topped by a thin layer of the famous red sands of Barsac. In 2010, Biodynamic vine cultivation was certified by Demeter.
