Winegrowing Estate in Saint-Emilion
- Florian Köhler
The history of the Château Cheval Blanc vineyard in Saint-Emilion near Bordeaux dates back almost 200 years to the 1830s. Distinguished as “Premier Grand Cru Classé A”, the Bordeaux wine produced here is internationally renowned. Since 1998, the concern, which has a long-standing tradition, has been run by the businessmen Bernard Arnault and Baron Albert Frère. In the Bordelais, prestigious new buildings housing wine cellars have been in vogue for some years now, and the Château Cheval Blanc followed this strategy by commissioning the present structure from Christian de Portzamparc. The former cellars, dating from the 19th century, are used today as a dwelling house and accommodation for guests, while wine production has been transferred to the new building, which provides a floor area of about 700 m².
