Château La Tour de By is Cru Bourgeois Supérieur estate located in Bégadan, Médoc, Bordeaux. The vineyards cover 75 hectares in AOC Médoc, farmed organically and certified sustainable level 3 by HVE. The estate is owned by cousins Frédéric Pagés and Benjamin Richer. Their wines are elegant and well-balanced with good ageing abilities.

The château produces Château La Tour de By Médoc and Les Tourterelles de La Tour de By (2nd wine). The Château La Tour de By Médoc 2005 and 2014 scored 88 by the Wine Advocate.

Robert Parker’s tasting notes on the Château La Tour de By Médoc 2014: “The 2014 La Tour de By has a satisfactory graphite-tinged bouquet that is conservative and tightly wound, but opens nicely in the glass. The palate displays good body and fruit concentration on the entry, plenty of spicy black fruit laced with graphite, with impressive energy on the finish. This La Tour de By has turned out nicely and should drink well for 8 to 10 years.”

Château La Tour de By is owned by cousins Frédéric Pagés and Benjamin Richer. Cellar-master is Cédric Pouyteau, vineyard manager is Didier Teynac, consultant is Antoine Médeville.

The history of the château goes back to 1599 when it was owned by Pierre Tizon, Lord of the Fief of By.

Before 1876 the estate was called La Roque de By, it was the time when the current castle Château La Tour de By was built by Monsieur Alfred Rubichon.

In 1966 a group of investors, including the Pagés family, acquired Château La Tour de By. In 1977 the estate became a member of the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux. In 1999 the Pagès family became the sole owner. Being Cru Bourgeois since 1932, Château La Tour de By was promoted to the rank Cru Bourgeois Supérieur in 2003 classification. The cousins Frédéric Pagés and Benjamin Richer are the 3rd generation of the Pagés family, in charge of the estate.

The Château is a part of the Regional Natural Park of Médoc, created in May 2019.

The family also owns Château La Rogue de By, Château Valière, Château Beau Rivage de By and

Château Cailloux de By with 120 hectares of vineyards in AOC Médoc in total.

Château La Tour de By’s vineyards have been farmed organically and certified sustainable level 3 by HVE. The vineyards are planted with 35 percent Merlot, 60 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5 percent Petit Verdot at a density from 7,500 to 10,00 vines per hectare. The average age of vines is 48 years. 85 percent of the grapes are used for Château La Tour de By Médoc and 15 percent are used for Les Tourterelles de La Tour de By (2nd wine).

In the cellars, thermo-regulated wooden and stainless steel vats are used, which allows vatting to last from 3 to 5 weeks, including alcoholic fermentation.

Ageing is conducted for 12 months, in stave oak barrels, with 30 percent new wood.