The Champagne Reviewer
BlignyThis magnificent chateau was built on the foundations of the feudal castle by the Marquis de Dampierre, a French peer who had bought the estate in 1773 in order to hunt wolves.
Solidly built of dressed stone and firmly sited at the base of a mound, the Chteau overlooks the village and the valley of the Landion, the source of which is situated under the Chteau cellars and still supplies it with water today.
Its reconstruction began in the early 19th Century when the chteau was passed on to Baron de Cachard. Louis XVIII had made him a noble and given him the title of Baron. The vineyards that he planted and bought now form the Chteau de Bligny estate.
We are now seeing the rebirth of Bligny as a result of heavy investment in production equipment, and the chteau has been superbly renovated. The renovated Chteau has been open to the public since 1999. Year Founded: 1952 Address: 10200 Bligny
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