Eric Léglise

At a Glance - Role: Proprietor. - Estate: Château Le Coteau. - Place: Arsac, France. - Career history: the same estate defines his work. - Craft note: “I have been passionate about nature since my earliest childhood; I wanted to make my vineyard a sanctuary for biodiversity.” - Cellar and vineyard aim: “I am committed to allowing the purest character of my terroir to express itself.” - Vintage note: “For us, 2015 is a great vintage.” At Château Le Coteau, the vineyard is treated as a working ecosystem rather than a fixed formula. Encouraging natural, local flora is part of supporting the wider web of life around the vines, and biodiversity sits at the center of the approach rather than at its margins. Manual harvesting and controlled fermentations keep the work close to hand, while barrel aging extends that same measured approach in the cellar. Léglise’s own terms — sanctuary, purity, terroir — point to a farm philosophy based on balance and control. Eric Léglise describes the estate as a place where the aim is to reveal rather than mask, and that logic runs through the whole operation at Château Le Coteau. His interest in nature, stated as lasting from childhood, now informs the estate’s identity as much as any winemaking choice.

Signature

Eric's signature wines include CHATEAU LE COTEAU, CHAISE LONGUE, and Cuvée Graveline.

In Their Words “Through environmentally respectful farming practices, I encourage the development of natural, local flora that will allow a rich and diverse fauna to flourish.” “I have been passionate about nature since my earliest childhood; I wanted to make my vineyard a sanctuary for biodiversity.”