A Château with four gîtes. Outstanding property

All the rooms on the ground floor are large with fireplaces, lovely original beamed ceilings and east/west aspects.

The dining room has a large stone fireplace and an adjoining fitted kitchen with a back storage room in one of the turrets, currently used as a pantry.

Off the entrance hall there is a downstairs WC and cloakroom. Through the library with oak panelling and bookcases all around, you reach the very large salon with panelling. These two rooms with windows looking onto the park with mature trees constitute a really impressive reception area. Off the salon there is a storage /safe room in the other turret accessed through a high security door.

The oak staircase in the entrance hall leads to the first floor, which has four large bedrooms all with fireplaces and two smaller bedrooms. There are two bathrooms with WC plus another under construction in the upper part of one turret.

A staircase on the landing leads to the insulated attic above the whole of the house including a lovely dovecote (no longer in use) in the top part of one of the turrets.

A vaulted cellar, which spans whole length of the building is currently used for the central heating boiler, the fuel tank and as a laundry room and storage.

The gîtes have all been given names relating to wine making; the château was once the hub of the wine industry in the surrounding valley.

Chardonnay - Cottage 1 - Pretty 3 bedroom cottage (2 doubles and 1 twin) sleeps 6 comfortably plus accommodation for 2 more on a double sofa bed. The cottage has partial central heating and two wood burning stoves - each in the lounge and master bedroom. Full modern facilities.

Les Vignes - Cottage 2 - Charming 1 bedroom cottage, sleeps 2 persons. Modern facilities and full central heating whilst retaining the 17th century character. Full use of the château's courtyard and park.

Le Crémant - Cottage 3 - Lovely 2 bedroom ground floor cottage, ideal for families or mobility challenged guests. Sleeps 4 guests with wider door frames and walk in shower for ease of access for wheelchair users, if required. Partial central heating and full modern facilities.

Juniper Cottage - Cottage 4 – Lovely, large 2 bedroom cottage above cellar, which is used as a utility room/ strorage. Sleeps 4 persons. This cottage has a wood burning stove in the lounge and centrally heated throughout. Full modern facilities.

The power supply to the house and gîtes have been divided into three supplies : One for the main house, the second for two gîtes and the third for the two other gîtes.

Under the gîtes there are two beautiful large vaulted cellars, one of which can take up to 3,000 bottles of wine and another cellar which houses the central heating boiler for two of the gites.

There is also a large barn which used to be for the press during wine making. It is at present used as a garage but could be renovated to make further gîtes, subject to approval.

Behind this barn and to the side of the Château, there is a very unusual ‘above ground cellar’, one of the few remaining in the area, although its high vaulted stone roof has unfortunately been allowed to partly collapse.

From the garden laid as a park with mature trees and shrubs you can view the whole valley, rolling hills and vineyards all around. There are a number of fruit trees in the park, including apples, pears and cherries. There is a small pond area, which has been covered and an old water pump). There is also a potager (vegetable garden, small herb garden) and a stone gardener’s cottage for storage of tools etc.

A file on the environment risks for this property is available at first demand. It can also be found by looking up the village on this website georisques.gouv.fr