Old vestige milieu du XVIe siècle (≈ 1650)
Chamfer door in the cellars.
XIXe siècle
Disappearance of dependencies
Disappearance of dependencies XIXe siècle (≈ 1865)
Modification of the south façade.
fin du XVIIIe siècle
Construction of the castle
Construction of the castle fin du XVIIIe siècle (≈ 1895)
Current building and wine development.
13 septembre 1996
Official protection
Official protection 13 septembre 1996 (≈ 1996)
Registration for Historic Monuments.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Façades and roofs of the castle, decor of the dining room, terraces is from the old garden with the fence walls, including the north retaining wall and the earth shoulders that delimit this garden; Fountain and pool (box. AB 88, 90, 103): registration by order of 13 September 1996
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Origin and history
The Château de Franquinotte, located in Grézillac en Gironde, is a building built at the end of the 18th century, although remains of an earlier construction (probably from the 16th century) remain, like a bevelled chamfered door in the cellars. The present building has a south facade framed by two outbuildings now extinct, and a north facade flanked by perpendicular wings. Its architecture includes a three-folded straight central staircase and a base supported by curved arches, reflecting the aesthetic cannons of the era.
The cellars of the castle, as large as the house itself, bear witness to the important winemaking role of the estate since the end of the eighteenth century. In the east, a quadrilateral garden combined utilitarian and ornamental functions, decorated with a neat decor. The interior preserves studded decorations, while elements such as terraces, fence walls and a fountain have been protected since 1996 as Historic Monuments.
The ensemble illustrates the evolution of the girondin wine estates, where the castles served both as seigneurial residences and as farm centres. The presence of extinct dependencies and a pool underscores this duality, typical of the rural properties of New Aquitaine at this time.
