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  3. Nouvelle-Aquitaine
  4. Gironde
  5. 33720 Barsac

  6. Château Nairac

Château Nairac à Barsac en Gironde

Gironde

Château Nairac

    81 Avenue Aristide Briand
    33720 Barsac
Château Nairac
Château Nairac
Château Nairac
Château Nairac
Crédit photo : Didier-CTP - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
milieu du XVIIe siècle
Vineyard Foundation
1759
Purchased by Elizabeth Prost
1777
Repurchase by Elisha Nairac
1786
Construction of the current castle
1837
Sale to Bernard Capdeville
1855
Second Grand Cru
1906
Area split
13 septembre 2017
Registration Historical monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Nairac Castle located 81 Aristide Avenue Briand, as delimited by a black border on the plan attached to the order (cad. E 347, 348): registration by order of 13 September 2017

Key figures

André Duranceau - Founder of the vineyard Mid-17th century
Élizabeth Prost - Owner in 1759 Planter's daughter of Santo Domingo
Élisée Nairac - Owner and sponsor Built the castle in 1786
André Mollié - Architect of the castle Victor Louis Collaborator
Henriette et Émilie Nairac - Heritage Manage the castle until 1837
Nicole Tari-Heeter - Owner since 1987 Family management with children

Origin and history

Nairac Castle is a wine estate located in Barsac, Gironde, listed as a historical monument since 2017. Founded in the 17th century by André Duranceau, it was bought in 1759 by Elizabeth Prost, then in 1777 by Elisha Nairac, a Bordeaux shipowner involved in the slave trade. The present castle, built in 1786 by architect André Mollié, remained in the Nairac family until 1837, before being merged with the Château Broustet under the name Broustet-Nairac, ranked second in 1855.

After the division of the estate in 1906, the Château Nairac changed hands several times: sold in 1966 to a Bordeaux municipal councillor, then in 1971 to Thomas Heeter and Nicole Tari, daughter of the owner of the Château Giscours. Since 1987, Nicole Tari-Heeter has been the sole owner, and her children Nicolas and Éloïse have been managing it since 1993. The vineyard, composed mainly of semillon, produces wines from AOC Barsac.

The castle is listed in the inventory of Historic Monuments on 13 September 2017 for its architecture, mixing 17th century elements with 18th century structure. Its history reflects the evolution of the great Bordeaux crus, marked by families of shipowners and traders, as well as prestigious classifications such as that of 1855.

External links

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