Château Lanessan

In the 19th century Lanessan (then named Dubosqc) was listed as a Quatrieme cru by Lawton in 1815 and received highly favourable mentions in Cocks & Féret.

[4] Following a decision by Jean Delbos' son Louis, Lanessan did not to submit samples to the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, in the belief that the World's Fair ranking would add nothing to the estate's already sound reputation, and that the selection amounted to "bureaucratic nonsense".

Additionally the estate was expanded to include stables that are the foundation for the Musée du Cheval, currently a tourism destination.

Weakened by the economic crisis of 1929, and frosts of 1945 and 1956, the estate was acquired by Jean Bouteiller in 1961, and a large proportion of the vines were replanted.

The vineyard area extends 10 hectares (25 acres), with the grape variety selection split evenly between 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Merlot.