{"id":4536,"date":"2023-06-16T18:18:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T16:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chateaupaloumey.com\/the-chateau\/"},"modified":"2023-12-19T10:18:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T09:18:56","slug":"the-chateau","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chateaupaloumey.com\/en\/the-chateau\/","title":{"rendered":"The ch\u00e2teau"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Ch\u00e2teau \n
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Paloumey literally means in Gascon:
\u00ab The place where the wood pigeons pass<\/strong> \u00bb during their autumn migration, from central Europe to the Iberian Peninsula.
Like these migratory birds that fly over our M\u00e9doc vineyard every year, Ch\u00e2teau Paloumey seems to exert a particular attraction on the people<\/strong> who frequent this unique place.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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In the early 19th century, Ch\u00e2teau Paloumey, a 35-hectare estate located in Ludon-M\u00e9doc, belonged to the wine merchant Octave Dupuy<\/strong>. Surrounded by classified grands crus – Cantemerle, La Lagune – the estate has an excellent terroir<\/strong> and its wines enjoy a very good reputation as evidenced, in 1868, by the guide Bordeaux and Its Wines published by F\u00e9ret. But the phylloxera crisis, followed by the two World Wars, brought down this Cru Bourgeois Sup\u00e9rieur, to the point where its vineyard<\/strong> was uprooted<\/strong> in the middle of the 20th century and the property was left abandoned.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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When Renaissance Rhymes with Excellence<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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When the Cazeneuve family arrived at Ch\u00e2teau Paloumey in 1989, the challenge was considerable: there were no vines or cellars<\/strong>. The ch\u00e2teau, a beautiful bourgeois house in the M\u00e9doc, was the only remnant of the domain’s glorious past. Martine Cazeneuve<\/strong>, in partnership with the Savare family<\/strong> – owners of Ch\u00e2teau Franc Mayne in St. Emilion-, started from scratch to replant and shape Paloumey with a vision of a classified grand cru. Soil and subsoil cuts were made to define the viticultural potential of each plot and plant the best-suited grape variety.
The construction of a cellar dedicated to parcel vinification was completed in 1993<\/strong>, followed in 1997<\/strong> by a barrel aging cellar. From 2004<\/strong>, a tasting room was built to develop wine tourism on the property.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Cru Bourgeois Sup\u00e9rieur<\/h3>\n

Ch\u00e2teau Paloumey has been part of the Crus Bourgeois of the M\u00e9doc family<\/strong> since the 19th century. The Bourgeois, inhabitants of the town of Bordeaux, have been, since the 15th century, the proud owners of the best lands of the M\u00e9doc peninsula to produce wine and sell it. Three major official classifications have marked the history of Crus Bourgeois: 1932, 2003, and the latest in 2020, integrating 250 Crus Bourgeois across 7 of the 8 M\u00e9doc appellations. As a Cru Bourgeois Sup\u00e9rieur<\/strong>, Ch\u00e2teau Paloumey has always been actively engaged in the life of the Crus Bourgeois Union to promote its family of chateaux – representing nearly a third of the M\u00e9doc vineyard.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Owners of a vineyard in Blayais, the Cazeneuves<\/strong> left the right bank at the end of the 80s before settling in the M\u00e9doc region. Working for the rebirth of Ch\u00e2teau Paloumey was a somewhat crazy, demanding adventure but above all a certainty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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At Paloumey, even more than elsewhere, the authentic personality<\/strong> of those who run the estate is inscribed in its DNA. It is in this respect one of the essential components of our terroir. The Cazeneuves are dynamic<\/strong>, determined, welcoming, sensitive, and visionary<\/strong> entrepreneurs. They have always lived, as a family, in this bourgeois house, the historical heart of Paloumey, in order to be as close as possible to the vineyard.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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An agricultural engineer<\/strong> trained in Purpan – Toulouse, Pierre Cazeneuve<\/strong> did not immediately dedicate himself to winegrowing. The early stages of his professional life led him to the United States, Mexico, Madagascar and then, upon returning to Paris, he developed a soil decontamination activity with his brother, as well as a consulting firm in the evaluation of the carbon footprint<\/strong> of agricultural companies.<\/p>\n

But Ch\u00e2teau Paloumey holds a special place for this nature enthusiast<\/strong> who, from the age of 12, lived and grew up in this place which he considers his garden<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Returning for the first time in 2013<\/strong> to help during the grape harvest, he succumbs to the call of Paloumey<\/strong> and thus decides to return to live there permanently with his whole family in 2015 to take over the management of the property.<\/p>\n

Building on the work carried out by Martine Cazeneuve and the long-term vision that she was able to instill in Paloumey, Pierre brought a new dynamic<\/strong> upon his arrival. His training as an agricultural engineer made him particularly interested in the vineyard, which he converted to organic farming as early as 2016 and obtained certification for the 2019 vintage.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dans tous les aspects de notre activit\u00e9, que ce soit dans le vignoble, les chais, les bureaux ou lors des d\u00e9gustations, Paloumey b\u00e9n\u00e9ficie d\u2019une \u00e9quipe d\u00e9vou\u00e9e, passionn\u00e9e et hautement qualifi\u00e9e<\/strong>. Nous attachons une grande importance \u00e0 la formation et \u00e0 la fid\u00e9lisation de nos collaborateurs, car ils sont essentiels \u00e0 notre r\u00e9ussite<\/strong>. Ch\u00e2teau Paloumey est reconnu pour son environnement de travail stimulant, son engagement environnemental, son attachement au terroir et son attractivit\u00e9 en tant qu\u2019employeur du territoire M\u00e9doc<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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