Construction of the cellar 1902 (≈ 1902)
Work by Ernest Minvielle for J.H. Secrestat.
1905
Death of J.H. Secrestat
Death of J.H. Secrestat 1905 (≈ 1905)
Soon after the cellars were completed.
1967
End of wine-growing activity
End of wine-growing activity 1967 (≈ 1967)
Last harvest before closing.
2009
Opening of the museum
Opening of the museum 2009 (≈ 2009)
Initiated by the Mullenheim family.
2010
Historical monument classification
Historical monument classification 2010 (≈ 2010)
Registration of the cudier and exterior.
2021
Management by the Tourist Office
Management by the Tourist Office 2021 (≈ 2021)
Transfer to the Great Périgueux.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The cellar with all the floor and lightnings of the cuvier and its plate ground, in total (see box). A 10): registration by order of 2 April 2010
Key figures
Jules Honoré Sécrestat - Industrial and sponsor
Founded the cellar and created drinks.
Ernest Minvielle - Bordeaux architect
Designed the cellar in 1902.
Christian et Jacqueline de Mullenheim - Current owners
The museum opened in 2009.
Origin and history
The cellar of Lardimalie, built in 1902 in Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac by the Bordeaux architect Ernest Minvielle, was commissioned by Jules Honoré Sécrestat, an industrialist and beverage designer. This wine building, designed to produce and preserve wine, embodies Minvielle's functional style, marked by central cuveters and technical innovations (rails, turntable, steam oven). Its architecture, inspired by the medocaine cellars, makes it a model of modernity for the era.
Jules Honoré Secrestat (1822–1905), a native of the Périgord, made a fortune in Bordeaux with drinks such as the Bitter Secrestat (first gentian aperitif) and the Toni Kola. In 1875 he acquired the Château de Lardimalie and planted 36 hectares of vines there, choosing local varieties (merlot, malbec, sauvignon). At 80, he built two cellars (red and white), but died shortly after their completion in 1905.
Transmitted over five generations, the cellar ceased its wine-growing activity in 1967, for lack of competitiveness in the face of Bordeaux or Bergerac vineyards. Transformed into a museum in 2009 by the Mullenheim family, it exhibits tools, archives and everyday objects, illustrating rural life and the wine industry from the 19th to the 20th century. Ranked a historic monument in 2010, in 2012 he obtained the label Tourism & Handicap and in 2015 joined the Dordogne family network. Since 2021, it has been managed by the Grand Périgueux Tourist Office.
The museum showcases the region's technical heritage (11 original oak vats, grooving) and social (letters, photographs). It also evokes the rise of industrial advertising at the beginning of the 20th century, through the creations of J.H. Secrestat. The family archives, cadastral plans and municipal documents complement the sources exposed.
The architecture of the cellar, with its two levels and its quasi-industrial layout, reflects the influence of Minvielle, known for his achievements in the Medoc (as in Cantenac Brown). The exterior and the cuvier, registered in 2010, bear witness to this heritage, while the interior preserves original features (current water, rolling carts) designed to optimize production.
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