The Places · France
Barsac
Made By profiles 5 places in Barsac, spanning winery — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Winery
Château Climens
Barsac, France
Château Climens is among Barsac's most closely watched addresses for Sémillon-based sweet wine, holding a Pearl 4 Star Prestige rating for 2025 and guided by winemaker Bérénice Lurton. The estate sits within the Barsac appellation, where the combination of red fissured clay over limestone bedrock and proximity to the Ciron river drives the botrytis conditions that define the region's character. For collectors and serious sweet wine drinkers, it occupies a distinct tier in the Bordeaux dessert wine hierarchy.
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02.Winery
Château Doisy-Daëne
Barsac, France
Château Doisy-Daëne is a Barsac estate that earned its Pearl 4 Star Prestige rating in 2025 under the stewardship of Jean-Jacques and Fabrice Dubourdieu, who continue the technical legacy of their father Denis Dubourdieu, one of Bordeaux's most influential oenologists. The estate sits within Sauternes' secondary commune and produces wines that reflect the Barsac appellation's drier, more mineral expression of botrytised Sémillon.
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03.Winery
Château Nairac
Barsac, France
One of Barsac's most enduring addresses, Château Nairac has produced botrytised Sémillon under the same appellation rules as its Sauternes neighbours since its first recorded vintage in 1879. Winemaker Thomas Duroux oversees production, and the estate carries a Pearl 4 Star Prestige rating for 2025. A visit positions the visitor squarely inside the classical Graves-adjacent sweet wine tradition.
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04.Winery
Château de l'Aumérade
Barsac, France
One of Barsac's most historically grounded estates, Château de l'Aumérade has produced Sauternes-appellation sweet wines since 1740 and earned a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating in 2025. Under winemaker Fabienne Fabre, the property represents the quieter, terroir-focused end of Barsac's premium tier, a counterpoint to the appellation's more commercially visible names.
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05.Winery
Château de Selle
Barsac, France
One of Barsac's most historically grounded estates, Château de Selle has been producing wine since 1940 under the stewardship of winemaker Jean-Pierre Perrin. Awarded a Pearl 2 Star Prestige in 2025, the château sits within the Gravas sector of Barsac, where the appellation's characteristic limestone and clay soils define the region's approach to sweet wine production.
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