Château Caronne-Sainte-Gemme, situated on the confines of Saint Laurent de Médoc, borders the Saint-Julien appellation. In 1900 ownership of Caronne passed to Emile and Eugène Borie. The sons of Eugène would later cede their shares to their uncle and purchase Ch. Batailley and later Ducru-Beaucaillou while Emile's descendents would remain the sole owners of Caronne until this day. The property is now managed by Jean, grandson of Emile and François, his nephew.
The wines of Caronne, even in lighter years, are tannic, highly coloured and aromatic and they age remarkably well. Château Caronne was classified a “Cru Bourgeois Supérieur” in 1932 and a “Cru Grand Bourgeois Exceptionnel” in the Syndicate’s Honors’ List in 1966.
