Château de la Jaubertie, Bergerac

Château de la Jaubertie is a dream of an old château in Aquitaine. Once a hunting lodge of Henry IV, who gave it to one of his mistresses, it also belonged to Léon Beylet, Marie Antoinette's personal physician. It was completely redesigned and modernised in the late 19th century.

In 1973, it finally passed to its current owners, the English Ryman family. The château has been a listed historic building since 2005. But the Rymans were more interested in the surrounding vines than the château itself. The location offers many advantages: an Atlantic climate similar to Bordeaux's, warm, dry summers, white limestone soils and grey clay soils that retain moisture well. Added to this are old plantings of Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc for reds, and Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle, Chardonnay and Sémillon for whites, totalling around 50 hectares. In 2006, the Ryman family decided to convert all their vineyards to organic cultivation, with some farmed biodynamically. Wines are produced at three different quality levels.