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 Rauzan-Ségla Castle à Margaux en Gironde

Patrimoine classé
Propriété viticole
Demeure seigneuriale
Château d'apparat
Gironde

Rauzan-Ségla Castle

    Château Rauzan-Ségla
    33460 Margaux-Cantenac
Château Rauzan-Ségla
Château Rauzan-Ségla
Château Rauzan-Ségla
Château Rauzan-Ségla
Château Rauzan-Ségla
Château Rauzan-Ségla
Crédit photo : Benjamin Zingg, Switzerland - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
1661
Initial acquisition
1785
Wedding of Catherine de Rauzan
milieu du XVIIIe siècle
Field Division
1903-1906
Renovation of the castle
1919-1920
Adding the observatory tower
1994
Buy by Chanel
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The entire castle; fence walls; the facades and roofs of the communes and their courtyard (with the exception of modern cellars in the southwest); the rest of the park and the Albret tower (cad. AE 30-32): registration by order of 18 October 2011

Key figures

Pierre Desmezures de Rauzan - Founding owner Acquire the noble house in 1661.
Catherine de Rauzan - Inheritance Marry the Baron of Ségla in 1785.
Frédéric Cruse - Director Modernize the castle at the beginning of the 20th century.
Louis Garros - Architect Renovates buildings between 1904 and 1906.
Alexandre Garros - Architect Adds the observatory tower in 1919-1920.
Karl Lagerfeld - Couturier Draw the 2009 vintage label.

Origin and history

Château Rauzan-Ségla is a wine estate located in Margaux en Gironde, ranked second in the Bordeaux wine classification of 1855. Its origin dates back to 1661, when Pierre Desmezures de Rauzan acquired the noble house of Gasses. In the 18th century, the estate was divided into Rauzan-Gassies and Rauzan-Ségla, the latter taking the name Catherine de Rauzan, wife of Baron Pierre Louis de Ségla in 1785. At that time, the castle still resembles a cartreuse, as illustrated by an illustration of 1835.

In 1903, Frédéric Cruse took over the estate and entrusted the architect Louis Garros with the renovation of the buildings between 1904 and 1906. An observatory tower was added between 1919 and 1920 by Alexandre Garros, son of Louis. These works transform the castle by giving it its present appearance, marked by a typical architecture of the early twentieth century.

In 1994, the estate was purchased by the Wertheimer family, owner of Chanel House. In 2011, to celebrate its 350th anniversary, designer Karl Lagerfeld drew the 2009 vintage label. The vineyard, with an area of 66 hectares, is partially converted to organic farming from 2010, reflecting modernisation while preserving its historical heritage.

External links

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