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La Chartreuse de Cos d’Estournel
Saint-Estèphe, France · La Réserve · Grand Luxury
Guests can book this entire house as a single exclusive-use rental, the 19th-century private residence of Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel, founder of Château Cos d'Estournel wine estate. Michel Reybier, the estate's current owner, hired designer Jacques Garcia to convert it into a guesthouse among the vines in 2013. Its eight bedrooms, including two suites, sleep up to 16 and open onto an English-style garden d'Estournel planted in the 1800s.
- 8 rooms
- Opened 2013
- Neighborhood: Le Verger
- Architect: Jacques Garcia
- Interiors: Jacques Garcia
About La Chartreuse de Cos d’Estournel
- The house was the private residence of Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel, the 19th-century founder of the neighboring Château Cos d'Estournel wine estate in the Médoc.
- Designer Jacques Garcia furnished the guesthouse with a pair of antique 18th-century doors salvaged from Rajasthan, India.
- The whole house rents as a single booking rather than by individual room, reported at around 32,000 euros a night.
- Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel planted the vast English-style garden surrounding the house himself in the 19th century.
History
La Chartreuse de Cos d'Estournel - part of La Maison d'Estournel - is the former home of Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel, the 19th-century founder of the celebrated Château Cos d'Estournel wine estate in Saint-Estèphe, in the Médoc of Bordeaux. Its grounds include a vast English-style garden that Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel created in the 19th century.
Michel Reybier, owner of Château Cos d'Estournel, transformed the founder's house into an intimate guest residence set amid vineyards and nature. The property offers eight bedrooms, including two suites, and sleeps up to 16 guests as a single exclusive-use booking.
Experiences
- Behind-the-scenes visit to Château Cos d'Estournel vineyard — Guided tour of the winemaking process by the technical team, with terroir talks, optional harvest or vine work, and a tasting of Cos d'Estournel vintages.
- Owner-style backstage wine experience — An owner-type backstage experience of a wine with great aromatic complexity and a unique style, offered at the property next to the Château Cos d'Estournel estate.
- Private chef dining with local produce and estate wines — A meal prepared especially for guests by the private chef, highlighting local produce paired with the property's wines.
- Indoor pool and hammam — Guests can swim in the indoor pool or relax in the hammam.
- Celebrations and special occasions — Celebrations such as candlelit dinners, evenings of live chamber music or fireworks displays.
- Médoc, Bordeaux and Atlantic Coast touring — A guided custom tour of the Médoc's hidden gems, a custom-designed Bordeaux tour, and day trips to Atlantic Coast beaches.
Amenities
- Steamroom
- Indoor and outdoor swimming pool
- Owner-style backstage experience of a wine with great aromatic complexity
- Patio overlooking the garden
- Fireplace
- Maître de Maison
- Private chef
- Bespoke visits
- Wine estate behind-the-scenes experience with technical team
- Custom-designed tours of Bordeaux
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