Property Meeting XVIIe siècle (≈ 1750)
Initial training in the current field.
début XIXe siècle
Redevelopment by Poitevin
Redevelopment by Poitevin début XIXe siècle (≈ 1904)
Construction of cartreuse and gardens.
1er décembre 2015
Registration Historic Monument
Registration Historic Monument 1er décembre 2015 (≈ 2015)
Protection of the castle and its park.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
In total, the château Coutet comprising the entire residence, the aisle of arrival, the garden, the grove and the park, excluding contemporary buildings and vineyards (see AO 1; AZ 75, 81 to 83, 88): inscription by order of 1 December 2015
Key figures
Alexandre Poitevin - Architect
Renovated the estate in the 19th century.
Origin and history
The Château Coutet originated in the meeting of several properties in one domain in the 17th century. It was only at the beginning of the 19th century that the site took its present form, thanks to a major transformation orchestrated by architect Alexandre Poitevin. He designed a three-tiered cartreuse, incorporating spaces dedicated to vinification in the basements, while developing a garden structured by beds and a winding water course at the entrance to the estate.
The interiors of the castle have retained their original layout and decorations, offering an intact testimony of the wine-growing residential architecture of the period. The estate also extends to a chapel, a winemaker's house, and a park with basins and a mill, reflecting the harmonious integration of agricultural and landscape activities. These elements, combined with the finish driveway, the grove and the station, led to its registration as a Historic Monument in 2015, thus protecting the whole except for contemporary buildings and vineyards.
The property, now owned by a private company, illustrates the evolution of the wine estates of Saint-Émilion, where residential architecture blends with wine production imperatives. The choice of a chartreuse, a sober and elegant architectural style, as well as the presence of hydraulic elements in the garden, underline the influence of the aristocratic and bourgeois models of the nineteenth century in the region. The mill and basins also recall the historical importance of water management in Bordeaux wineries.
