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Thau Castle

Name: Thau Castle
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Location: Villeneuve, Blaye, New Aquitaine, France

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1. Port de Plassac – Citadelle de Bourg loop from Bourg

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2. Port of Plassac – Bourg Citadel loop from Blaye

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3. Citadelle de Bourg – Port de Plassac loop from La Gorp

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July 2, 2023

The Château de Thau is very old and known since the 12th century. It belongs to the defense line of the Côte Girondine. Set slightly back from the shore, it dominates the ebb and flow without showing itself, like a carpet behind thick groves.
Here and there, the name of Thau comes and goes at the bend of a manuscript but it is at the beginning of the 1400s that historians find traces of the successive owners - the Math family, from 1400 to 1480, - the Sudre family 1540 , the Hague, then the President of the Parliament of Bordeaux, Louis de Grimard owned everything between 1680 and 1700…
In 1700 we know the state of the place: “vast lower rooms, all well furnished and the walls decorated with vast series of tapestries”. Today, the Albert Schweitzer family owns and administers the estate which is the flagship of Gauriac. Facing the Médoc, a few steps from the Gironde estuary, 41 hectares of vineyards are planted with 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 60% Merlot, on silty-limestone soil and extend over the Bourgeais region. The excellent geographical location allows the vineyard to benefit from favorable maturity criteria.

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Location: Villeneuve, Blaye, New Aquitaine, France

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1. Port de Plassac – Citadelle de Bourg loop from Bourg

2. Port of Plassac – Bourg Citadel loop from Blaye

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