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Château Margüi

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Château Margüi is a wine-producing estate located in the commune of Chateauvert, in the Var department, in the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur region. It produces wines belonging to the AOP Coteaux Varois en Provence and the IGP Vin de Pays du Var, under the Ecocert certified organic label. Find out more
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Château Margüi is a wine-producing estate located in the commune of Chateauvert, in the Var department, in the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur region. It produces wines belonging to the AOP Coteaux Varois en Provence and the IGP Vin de Pays du Var, under the Ecocert certified organic label.

The history of Château Margüi


The wine-growing history of the land that hosts Château Margüi dates back 2,600 years. Provence had then been invested by the Romans who were already cultivating the hills irrigated by the Argens River. They produced fruits and vegetables and wheat, but also vines, as evidenced by the amphorae discovered in 2002.

The main part of Château Margüi was built in 1784 by a family from Aix en Provence, owner of the land since the 17th century. They chose the style of the Aix bastides of the time, that is to say a main house whose walls were plastered with lime. The three floors of the building representing 600 m² overlooked a French garden, connected by a masterly staircase.

The annexes were built over time, with a sheepfold, a dovecote and a silkworm farm.

Château Margüi had a complicated beginning to the 20th century. With the First World War, the young workforce sent to the front was lacking, while fires multiplied.

After the war, in the 20s and 30s, Chateau Margüi recovered from the ravages of war, with a major restoration. To recover its former glory, its owners diversified their crops and produced melons, apricots, almonds, grapes, olives, among others.

In 1999, the heiress of Château Margüi passed the torch to Marie-Christine and Philippe Guillanton, who decided to revive the vineyard. In 2000, they replanted the vines, renovated the bastide and built a chapel on the west side. As of 2017, Chateau Margüi has joined George Lucas' Skywalker Vineyards collection.

The Chateau Margüi vineyard


The Château Margüi vineyard covers 15 hectares of vines and 5 hectares of olive trees, in the middle of 65 hectares of forest. Biodiversity is in the spotlight with a very large diversity of tree species, including century-old conifers. The area is labeled Natura 2000, proof of the quality of the environment.

The topography is hilly, with altitudes ranging from 200 to 300 meters. The climate is rather mild, thanks to the hills that protect the vines from the maritime influences and attenuate the power of the mistral coming from the North. The vineyard thus escapes the too harsh temperatures in winter and the too pronounced differences between day and night during summer.

The vines are planted on slopes, on a soil mostly clay-limestone. The vineyard of Château Margüi is composed of Syrah, Grenache Noir, Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon and Rolle.

The vineyard is managed in the most natural way possible. The grapes are harvested by hand and in small boxes.

The wines produced are Organic, certified Ecocert since 1999.

The wines of Château Margüi


Château Margüi offers two vintages, declined in the three dresses: Cuvée Château and Cuvée Bastide. They belong to the AOP Coteaux Varois en Provence, recognized in 1993, and to the IGP Vin de Pays du Var.
Registered since 13/12/2019
Chateauvert ,
83670 Chateauvert
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