Discover hereafter the history of Château Magnol and some unexpected pictures...

Initially called Château Dehez, Château Magnol was built at the end of the XVII century. The original plan was inspired by a Gallo-Roman villa.

The first known owner was the Audar family at the end of th XVII century. François Laborde Delbos bought the Château in 1720. He was a merchant in Bordeaux. A few years later he bought some grounds around the Château. In 1775, Mr. Charles Marguerite Jean Baptiste Mercier Dupaty bought the property. He was probably the most famous owner of the Château, as he was a lawyer and later President of Bordeaux Parliament.
The Chateau became a meeting place for artists and writers.
In 1827 the Château was sold to Mr. Guillaume Duval and in 1841, the property belonged to Mr. Charles Delisse an experienced agronomist, who consolidated the approximate seven hectares of vineyards surrounding the Château. The name of the vineyards was "Magnol". In 1909 the Château became the property of the Cruse family, famous Bordeaux merchants. They used the Chateau as a hunting estate and also built a tennis court in the lower courtyard.

The first floor of the Chateau was destroyed (probably) just before the Second World War. During this period the Château was the headquarter of the German Navy for the South West region of France.

Barton & Guestier bought the Château in 1973 and the surrounding vineyards in 1978. On this occasion Château Dehez was renamed Château Magnol.

Today Château Magnol is the heart of Barton & Guestier, hosting the company's headquarters, a famous wineschool hosting 500 customers per year and a fabulous guesthouse. Among the most famous visitors were the US President Mr. Richard Nixon (august 1981) and Canada's Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.