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The vineyards extend over 53 hectares of land surrounding the Château de Lisennes, which can be found in the village of Tresses about 12 km east of Bordeaux.
Château de Lisennes is a family owned vineyard that has been developed and managed with passion by 4 generations of the Soubie family. The main building is a typical 18th century "Chartreuse"
We produce around 400.000 bottles annually from the following "appellations": Bordeaux Clairet, Bordeaux Rosé, Bordeaux Rouge and Bordeaux Supérieur. Covering 7 hectares and planted 100% Merlot, the organic wines we produce from these plots belong to the aptly named "7 Hectares" range. The harvest from these plots result in two wines ; a very fruity rosé with a delicate pale colour and a nice supple red ideal for drinking young.
It is the father of Bernard Pestoury who revitalized the wine production. He will develop the mark "Château Haut-Greyzeau" and the sale to the individual customers.
Having increased right in the middle of the exploitation Bernard catch the virus of the vineyard. He completes his training of ground by oenologist's diploma in the Faculty of Oenology of Bordeaux and by career within several renowned properties and within traders of the region of Bordeaux. He settles down in 1997 with his wife and continues to enlarge since the property. Stone buildings dating the XIXth century.
In 1953, Pierre Massé purchased Château Quessard located in Pompignac, 7 miles from Bordeaux. This estate produced fruit on 60 acres of orchard (pears, apples, plums) and had only 8 acres of vines. Château Quessard benefits from its location on the road between Bordeaux and Saint Emilion.
Each vineyard is managed in a specific way to take advantage of its terroirs and produce the best quality grapes. Several grape variety are grown : 70% Merlot, 25 % Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon (black grapes), 75% Semillon and 25% Sauvignon (white grapes).
Château Pascot is a domain of the Côtes de Bordeaux, allying tradition and modernity, which is worked with passion by the family Doermann.
Their objectives are the environmental protection and the development of the oenotourisme to perpetuate this small entity.
Vineyards are old (crashed when the plowing was made with horses), very narrow and in strong density of plantation. The grapes included 60 % of Merlot, 35 % of Cabernet and 5 % of Malbecs.
On the wine route, 15 minutes from Bordeaux and St Emilion, this eighteenth century castle completely renovated offers its 500 m2 with 6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, swimming pool, tennis, sauna, gym and its huge terrace overlooking the vines. Nestled in the heart of the parks and vineyards of Domaine de Chelivette, on nearly 30 ha you can perform a multitude of sports activities, visit our cellars and taste our wines, but also discover the riches of the Territory of the Entre deux Mers, the Bassin d'Arcachon and the city of Bordeaux and its wine city.
Located at 15 mn of Bordeaux and St Emilion, the Castle of Chelivette, field of approximately 29 ha shelters a Vineyard with hillside superbly exposed. Its Medieval Castle, its 1620 Chapel, its Télégraphe Chappe and its old cellars also give it an undeniable historical interest. Convinced that it is nature itself in its diversity that best protects the vine, the property has entered a biodynamic approach that we will share with you during your visit to the cellars followed by the tasting of our different wines. Also on the property, the Château Mathereau, nestled in the center of this unspoilt nature, can comfortably accommodate up to 12 people with its 500 m2, 6 bedrooms and bathrooms, swimming pool, tennis, sauna, spa, gym etc.
Have you ever heard about Biodynamics ? 15 minutes away from Bordeaux, on the road to Saint Emilion, Château LAVERGNE DULONG (1873), welcomes you in a Biodynamic vineyard of 20 ha one piece. More than a commitment, a philosophy…
The estate has chosen a special approach of wine-growing : Organic and Biodynamic wines. That means we do not use weedkillers, or chemical products. That is why we do our own preparations made of plants. The winery has been certified as organic wines by ECOCERT in 2012, and as Biodynamic wines by DEMETER (2015 vintage). Since May 2014, the winery has been bought by a Chinese enterprise “GUO TAI Group”. Mrs Yuxue Claverie Li is the manager.
We are pleased to invite you to share our passion.
In a small hamlet of Saint-Loubès, very former wine-making earth in the North of the Entre-Deux-Mers and in 20 km from Bordeaux, Château La Lande Saint Jean is a family property of 23 hectares.
You are welcomed by Laurent Guibbert, to whom his parents-in-law crossed the relay in 2011 to dedicate itself to the welcome of the hosts of the holiday cottage situated on the scene. In the vault of tasting in beautiful visible stones, this passionate wine grower teaches you the art to cultivate the vineyard and to develop the wine. Bordeaux conceived in the Castle The Moor Saint Jean are the result of ancestral traditional practices. The family cultivates the vineyard since 1895, as show of it the old tools exposed on the walls of the room of tasting.
Erected on a medieval mound, Chateau d'Agassac is the symbol of a prestigious past
Discover a magnificent, legendary chateau, just a few minutes from the beautiful town of Bordeaux... Erected on a mound of earth (in the image of the first stone castles built in the Middle Ages), this property is a timeless symbol of a prestigious past, and a bright future.For what seems like forever, the surrounding vines have been observed from the top of its towers. Later, the chateau began producing a prestigious AOC Haut-Médoc wine, one of the most respected in its category.Visitors do not have to choose between the property's fascinating terroir and its fairy tale chateau! According to your desires, take an iPad-guided "treasure hunt" tour of the estate, or a more traditional guided tour, followed by a tasting of the chateau's four vintages...
Visit with the owners of the Park and Château de Malleret, classified as Historic Monuments, in the heart of a protected Natura 2000 and ZNIEFF area, next to some of the finest Graves vineyards in Pessac-Leognan.
The park features formal gardens, themed green rooms, a rose garden, orchard, vegetable garden, maze, "fabriques", ponds, henhouse and blue and white peacocks.
The château, inhabited by its owners, is decorated with remarkable antique furniture.
Beautiful views over the Garonne.
This tasting workshop is for those who are curious about wine, including novices!
It starts with a visit to the vineyards and cellars in the company of a wine technician, to make the link between viticulture, oenology and the glass of wine.
Then, a succession of taste experiences awaits you! First, you taste single-varietal wines, then you blend them.
You taste them before and after maturing in barrels and finish with an old vintage.
An experience rich in content to familiarise yourself with Bordeaux wines!
Château Bardins is a charming estate of 9.5 hectares of vines in a wooded setting south of Bordeaux in the Pessac-Léognan appellation, owned by the Bernardy de Sigoyer family since 1903. Mrs Stella Puel, 5th generation, devotes herself to the cultivation of the vines and the making of wine with great passion and enthusiasm.
Château Bardins is organically cultivated throughout the site.
We welcome you for a visit of the vineyard accompanied by Pyrrhus, the house dog, and Célestin the cat.
In the vat room you will discover the magic of winemaking and the barrel cellar will offer its ancestral calm.
Tasting of the estate's wines in the heart of the cellars. Honey and jam, cherries in brandy are also produced on site.
Situated in the heart of a vast wooded estate, Château Olivier, a former seigneury, emerges from its woods as if in a clearing. The estate has belonged to the Bethmann family since the 19th century. The wine of Château Olivier was classified in 1953, both red and white. Six different grape varieties are grown on 60 hectares of gravelly soil on a clay-limestone base. The wines, widely distributed throughout the world by the Bordeaux wine trade, are very great wines for laying down.
At the gates of Bordeaux, Château Courtade-Dubuc, offers its 73 sqm duplex located on the first floor of a beautiful stone building.
This accommodation will seduce you with its contemporary decor, all in a green and quiet environment. The accommodation consists of a main room with lounge, fireplace, kitchen and dining area, a bedroom with two beds 90 and a bedroom duplex with a bed 160 opening onto the living room. Room of water and independent toilet. A private outdoor area overlooking the castle and the llama park is available with garden furniture, deckchairs and barbecue. Reception office of the property on the ground floor.Taxes of stay in supplement. Visit of the wine estate and tasting possible all year except second half of August.
The 19-hectare Domaine de Grandmaison is located on the left bank of the Eau Blanche. Its terroir of siliceous gravel, gravelly clay and limestone rubble allows the production of complex, fine, elegant wines. All year round, the Bouquier family invites you to discover its estate, its cellars and its production.