Originally called Durieu in the 17th century, the Glenne family acquired the property in the early 17th century. When the Micheau family acquired the property in 1690, they changed the name to Dominique. in the mid 19 century, the “La” was added to the name by Henri Greloud, who made his fortune on the Caribbean island of Dominica. (La Dominique in French). The Current story of Chateau la Dominique begins in 1969 when Clement Fayat acquires the property and begins to rebuild the property.

Chateau la Dominique lays on exceptional terroir in Saint Emilion. The vineyard borders with Chateau Cheval Blanc and Chateau Figeac on the Saint Emilion border. On the Pomerol side, the neighbors are Chateau l’Evangile and Chateau la Consiellante. The vineyard size is 29 hectares. It is planted with 81% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. They plan to increase the Cabernet Franc percentage to 20%. There is test parcel of 0.5 hectares of freshly planted Malbec.