Domaine de L'Eglise

Thanks to documents attesting to its existence, "les Vieux Papiers du Libournais", the origin of the vineyard of the Château du Domaine de l'Église can be traced back to 1589, at the beginning of the reign of the Good King Henry (Henry IV). The mansion, built on two levels (ground floor and first floor), has limestone walls and a tiled roof.

Formerly known as the "Domaine de la Porte Rouge", this property on the route to Santiago de Compostela was a church property. In the Middle Ages, it belonged to the Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, an order that cared for the sick, especially lepers. The Hospitaller Order was a Catholic religious order of hospitality and military service.

Their aim was to welcome, defend and care for pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem. The red door of the property was intended to identify this place as an isolation centre for lepers. In those days, leper houses were often painted red to discourage visitors.

During the Revolution, the public authorities seized the estate. In 1793, the property was sold to the Bertin family during the sale of national assets. In 1893, the Bertin family produced ten barrels of wine and then reached a production of twenty barrels in 1949. Simon Landard, Laure Bertin's nephew, ran the estate a few years later.

Thanks to documents attesting to its existence, "les Vieux Papiers du Libournais", the origin of the vineyard of the Château du Domaine de l'Église can be traced back to 1589, at the beginning of the reign of the Good King Henry (Henry IV). The mansion, built on two levels (ground floor and first floor), has limestone walls and a tiled roof.

Formerly known as the "Domaine de la Porte Rouge", this property on the route to Santiago de Compostela was a church property. In the Middle Ages, it belonged to the Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, an order that cared for the sick, especially lepers. The Hospitaller Order was a Catholic religious order of hospitality and military service.

Their aim was to welcome, defend and care for pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem. The red door of the property was intended to identify this place as an isolation centre for lepers. In those days, leper houses were often painted red to discourage visitors.

During the Revolution, the public authorities seized the estate. In 1793, the property was sold to the Bertin family during the sale of national assets. In 1893, the Bertin family produced ten barrels of wine and then reached a production of twenty barrels in 1949. Simon Landard, Laure Bertin's nephew, ran the estate a few years later.

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