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Origin and history

The Château de la Jaubertie, located in Colombier, Dordogne, has its origins in a neolithic camp around -400 BC. After becoming a fief in the 12th century, it was transformed into a hunting property by Henry IV in the 16th century, which offered it to his mistress Gabrielle d'Estrées. The first owner attested in the 17th century was Charles d'Estutt de Solminihac, seigneur de la Boissière, followed by the family of Saint-Ours from 1701 to 1772.

During the French Revolution, Dr Léon Beylet, doctor of Marie-Antoinette, completed his construction in the style of Managementoire for his mistress, a dancer. The castle then changed hands in 1822, acquired by the family of Calbiac, which retained it until 1886. Its architecture evolved between the late 18th and early 20th centuries, notably after a fire in 1916 that led to the reconstruction of the pediment.

Since 1973, the estate belongs to the Ryman family, which makes it a renowned wine estate. The castle is distinguished by its hexagonal pavilions, its bas-reliefs in gypserie, and its neo-antiquisant trompe-l'oeil paintings made in 1923 by Laurent Charrier. The facades, roofs, dovecotes and wells have been classified as historical monuments since 2004.

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