Fronsac, ancestral wine region of the country carried by Cardinal Richelieu and his little nephew who made it the most prestigious wines of the kingdom.
The Château de La Dauphine, testifies to this royal past by its name: memory of the stay at the property, of Marie-Josèphe de Saxe, Dauphine of France and mother of the last kings of France including Louis XVI. Since the 18th century, La Dauphine has shared a strong common history with Versailles, which still resonates today.
AOC Fronsac
AOC Bordeaux rosé
AOC Bordeaux white
Organic farming and biodynamic vineyard management
Certified High Environmental Value (HVE) Level 3
Certified Environmental Management System (EMS)
We have created a real collection of tours so that everyone can find what they are looking for.
- Wine tourism manager
The Château de La Dauphine, nestled in an arc of the Dordogne river, is set in a hilly vineyard, of 53 hectares (85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc), located on the best terroirs of the appellation, composed, between others, of clay and limestone with asterias.
Certified Organic Agriculture in 2015, La Dauphine strengthens its ethical philosophy with biodynamic management, as well as obtaining various environmental certifications such as the High Environmental Value label level 3. Thanks to this work respectful of living things and controlled plot vinification, using the most modern technical buildings in the region, Château de La Dauphine is one of the essential properties in Bordeaux to offer you a complete range of great red, white and rosé wines expressing finesse as well as complexity of their terroir.
The Château de La Dauphine therefore stands out for the quality of its historical and technical architecture but also for its desire to be a property strongly open to wine tourism. Through a rich collection of visits, workshops and lunches, La Dauphine invites visitors to live a unique experience at the heart of its values. Awarded multiple times in the Best of Wine Tourism competition, La Dauphine is the only Bordeaux property to have received 4 GOLD awards and an international award.
