The history of Château de La Dauphine
FROM 1750 TO TODAY
The prestige of an appellation and of a property through the centuries
Château de La Dauphine, a story of women and emotions.
This Bordeaux wine jewel with its Tuscan landscapes has been in the hands of Stéphanie Barousse for almost 10 years. This 66-hectare treasure of biodiversity (organic & biodynamic) is located in the heart of the Fronsadais region, on an exceptional terroir of limestone plateau.
The château was built in 1750 and shares a royal history with the Château de Versailles that continues through the vintages. Its name? The coming of Marie-Josèphe de Saxe, mother of Louis XVI and Dauphine of France.
1750
Jean-Baptiste de Richon, lawyer at the Parliament of Paris and civil and criminal judge of the Duchy of Fronsac, built the property
18th century
The de BREM family owns the château. It was passed down from mother to daughter for over 200 years.
1985
The property passes into the hands of the MOUEIX family (owners of Châteaux Pétrus, Trotanoy and Magdeleine).
2000
Jean HALLEY fell in love with La Dauphine. He builds a new winery and a circular, gravity-fed vat room.
2015
In 2015, the domain was purchased by the Labrune family, owner and founder of CEGEDIM, a technology and services company specialized in the health sector.
Continuing the efforts undertaken over the past fifteen years by the previous owners, the Labrune family intends to pursue the same strategy of producing high quality biodynamic wines that express the finesse of their terroir.
Over the course of its 350 years, the property has gradually increased in size, and now has 70 hectares of vines.
It is one of the largest properties in the Libourne region.
