An 18th-century hillside country house with a 30-hectare vineyard, nestled by Montbazillac in the south of France's Périgord area - ref 403045
An 18th-century hillside country house with a 30-hectare vineyard, nestled by Montbazillac in the south of France's Périgord area.
The property lies 1 hour and 30 minutes from the city of Bordeaux, where you can reach Paris in just 2 hours by high-speed rail. It is nestled in a prime spot in the south of France's Périgord area, less than 10 minutes from the city of Bergerac, which is recognised for its built heritage. So it is not far from Bergerac's amenities, which include a train station, an international airport and a hospital, yet it enjoys absolute calm in its rural backdrop. The site is the ideal starting point for exploring one of France's most attractive regions for visitors. The mild climate, which is pleasant all year round, combined with especially fertile soils, is perfect for winegrowing, which you notice everywhere here. Indeed, these ideal conditions have given rise to high-quality wines with protected labels of origin. The landscapes here are magnified by the River Dordogne valley and are dotted with remarkable bastides - small, fortified towns that were built in south-west France in the Middle Ages. The local bastides include Eymet, Beaumontois-en-Périgord, Monpazier and Lalinde. There are also many quaint villages and chateaux in this corner of France, just an hour from the charming towns of Sarlat-la-Canéda and Montignac-Lascaux.
The estate covers around 30 hectares in the countryside around Bergerac, up on the hilly land of Monbazillac. Most of the estate is covered with vines with a protected label of origin. A driveway lined with plane trees leads up to the country house, which dates back to the start of the 18th century. The edifice is surrounded with the vines that cover almost all the grounds, which look down at the River Dordogne valley. On the south side, there are the winemaking outhouses needed for the site's operations. These winemaking outhouses include a fermenting room, wine storerooms, offices and a wine-tasting room. A little further away, there are two former agricultural buildings that have been turned into dwellings. These two dwellings offer possibilities for extra space and extensions.
The 18th-century country houseThe country house was built in 1728 with only a ground floor. Its architecture has classical lines that evoke the plain elegance of dwellings that are typical of south-west France. The facade is made of beige Périgord stone and punctuated with evenly spaced windows that bring out the classical geometry of the whole: a central section flanked with pavilions at each end with steep-slope roofs of tiles. The entrance door is a wooden, glazed, small-paned double door painted white. It stands at the top of a flight of front steps. Six tall casement windows, set in stone surrounds, are neatly positioned along the facade. They are fitted with wooden shutters with a patina of age. These shutters add a welcoming charm that is characteristic of French country houses. The steep roofing of flat tiles, typical of France's Périgord area, crowns the edifice with character and age-old authenticity.
The ground floorThe main entrance door, in the middle of the facade, leads into a lounge with a large stone fireplace. This lounge has a charmingly raw appearance, with walls of exposed stonework and a French-style beamed ceiling. It takes you to a corridor, which connects to a bedroom in the west pavilion that is bathed in natural light and has a shower room and boudoir. Opposite the main entrance door, a double door leads to a second dual-aspect lounge, which is itself adjoined to a small, connecting lounge bathed in natural light from its many windows and glazed double door. The marble fireplace, wood strip flooring and tiles date back to the time of construction. The connecting lounges and ...
