The chateau looks like a real medieval castle and it actually dates back to the 15th century and has a very interesting historical background. This is where the peace treaty was signed in 1453 that marked the end of the Hundred Years' War between England and France and that led to that Bordeaux returned to France. Jean-François Quenin bought the chateau in 1997 and he has the ambition to bring its wines up to the level of the greats of Saint Emilion. He willingly explains how the soil in this particular area is very similar to the lime stone soil closer to the village where the most famous chateaux have their vines. The vineyard covers 30 hectares, which is big for being in Saint Emilion. In addition to Merlot and Cabernet Franc (the predominant grapes in St Emilion) he has also planted some Malbec. Again, this links back to history since Malbec is actually called Pressac in St Emilion. Jean-Francois has also introduced another rarely used grape variety in Bordeaux: Carmenere.

Slottet ser ut som en riddarborg och härstammar från 1400-talet och har ett mycket intressant historiskt förflutet. Här skrev man nämligen 1453 under fredsfördraget som gjorde slut på 100-åriga kriget mellan England och Frankrike och som hade till följd att Bordeaux åter kom i fransk ägo. 1997 köptes slottet av Jean-François Quenin som har ambitionen att få upp Pressac bland de stora i Saint-Emilion. Slottet har 30 hektar vinodlingar, en stor egendom för att vara i Saint-Emilion. Förutom Merlot och Cabernet Franc, de vanliga druvorna i Saint-Emilion, har de Jean-François också planterat lite Malbec. Druvan kallas nämligen Pressac i Saint-Emilion! Han har introducerat ytterligare en sällan använd Bordeaux-druva på sitt slott, nämligen Carmenère.