Château de Sales

Château de Sales is one of the most beautiful in Pomerol in terms of architecture. It has been awarded the title of "Best of Wine Tourism" in the Architecture, Parks and Gardens category. Its tasting room, cellar, bamboo grove and reflecting pool are all elements that reveal the refinement and finesse of the property and its wines. Located northwest of Pomerol, Château de Sales is the oldest family-owned property in the Gironde and the largest in its appellation. The story begins in 1464 when Bertrand de Sauvanelle rented an estate in Saint-Emilion from the preaching monks, now known as Dominicans. He then bought the vineyard before passing it on to his descendants François and Jean, nicknamed "Sieur de Sales." They built one of the first charterhouses of the time, which is still used as a château today. Several centuries later, it was the women who managed the property during the French Revolution, until their imprisonment, which lasted fifteen months. Freed after Robespierre's defeat, they returned to find the château completely ransacked. They kept the estate running by buying back the share that had been sold as national property to the church in order to make the property prosper. The vineyard was thus passed down from generation to generation for nearly 550 years.