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Château PeychaudLocated on the right bank of the Garonne river, opposite to the Medoc vineyard, the château Peychaudis a family estate of 28 hectares of vines and 25 hectares of classified park. It is a typical example of high-style castles in Bordeaux and has a remarkable position as it stands on the edge of the terrace of Entre-Deux-Mers, exactly halfway between the Garonne and Dordogne. |
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The « Presqu’Ile », a great actor in the Bordeaux wine history
Vines that you can discover today in the « Presqu’île » area, between the Garonne and Dordogne Rivers, as the chateau Peychaud vines, are the latest statement of one of oldest vineyard in South-West of France. Since the middle of the 18th century, the « Presqu’île » land provided 11 % of the harvest of the Bordeaux vineyard, just after Medoc and Graves.
The cellars of château Peychaud, built in 1680 along the Garonne river, allowed any reception and shipping waterway.