An excellent investment - an 18th-century chateau, gites, reception room and swimming pools set in 3 hectares of grounds - ref 868801
An excellent investment - an 18th-century chateau, gites, reception room and swimming pools set in 3 hectares of grounds.
The commune is located in the Entre-deux-Mers vineyards, in the Gironde, around 50 km east of Bordeaux and 20 km south-east of Saint-Émilion. There is a TER station 10 minutes away, with daily services to Bordeaux. Paris is just 2 hours away thanks to the TGV line. The nearest access to the A62 motorway linking Bordeaux and Toulouse is around 30 kilometres away by road to the south. ?The A89 motorway, which links Bordeaux and Lyon, is also around 30 km to the north-west. ? Although a little far from major towns, the commune has easy access to larger cities thanks to well-maintained departmental roads and the proximity of the motorway for cities further away. This makes it an ideal location for anyone seeking peace and quiet yet close to major cities and renowned wine-growing areas.
In the middle of the rolling countryside typical of the Gironde wine-growing region, a long avenue of lime and lilac trees leads up to the chateau. A vast gravelled courtyard with a circular lawn adorned with a statue of a woman stands in front of the south-facing facade of the chateau. Set at right angles on the left, there is a large building, which was part of the former wine storehouse, which has been converted into a reception room with a terrace and lawn in front of it. The current occupants have created a parking space there big enough for several cars. A circular tower with a pepperpot roof stands between the chateau and the reception room. On the right, sheltered by a laurel hedge, there is a gite that can accommodate up to 20 people and a small house for two overlooking the vineyards as far as the eye can see. All the facades are Bordeaux stone, with Virginia creepers, wisteria and rose bushes. The chateau has a clay tile roof, while the tower has a plain tile roof. There are 11 windows, a French window and the entrance door, all with wooden shutters. There are two swimming pools - one behind the chateau and the other next to the gite - and 1.5 hectares of vines.
The chateau and its tower Built over two floors, the chateau covers a total surface area of almost 370 m². The tower has also been converted and is now habitable.
The ground floor
The front door opens onto a long corridor running south/north and leading to the various living areas. The floors are covered in Gironde tiles and the walls are built out of Bordeaux stone. In the east wing, to the left of the hallway, there is a kitchen with a view of the pool and the vines, and a utility room. From the entrance hall, still in the east wing, there is the television room with a functional grey marble fireplace and following on in a line, a bright dining room. The floor is covered in Bordeaux tiles and the room faces south.? In the west wing, there is a lounge with a pink marble fireplace and a herringbone parquet floor and two large south-facing windows. Next to this there is an office with another south-facing window. A north-east-facing conservatory with a stone fireplace can be accessed by a small door with a step from the study. The floor is completed by a utility room and toilet at the end of the corridor on the right.
The upstairs
At the end of the entrance hall, a stone staircase leads upstairs. Here, a large landing leads to two north-facing bedrooms. The first, opposite the staircase, is a vast master bedroom with a pink marble fireplace, en suite bathroom and toilet. It has a remarkable view over the vineyards. The second bedroom is smaller but practical, with its own shower room, toilet and cupboard. A large, very wide east-west orientated corridor, which is lit by two windows at either end, leads to five other bedrooms. Three are south-facing and each has a shower room and toilet. The middle one has a bath ...
