France · 16th century
The Château de Monbazillac is a château in Monbazillac, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The château is known for its production of sweet tasting wine. The wine's sweetness is assisted by a purposely cultivated fungus known as 'noble rot'.
The château was built from 1550 to 1582 by Charles d'Aydie de Ribérac (1527-1584). In 1607, Louis de Bouchard d'Aubeterre, a Huguenot, bought the château. Pierre Barraud then owned the castle from 1666. In 1777, François Hilaire de Bacalan (1728-1804) purchased the château.
The château has been listed as an historic monument since 1936. The château has been the property of the 'Cave Coopérative de Monbazillac' company since 1960. Today, the castle is a museum where visitors can learn about wine production and local history.
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Château de Monbazillac ranks #5,822 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #521 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded 1550, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. It is one of the 45 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Dordogne. It is stop 4 of 29 on the Dordogne castle route, Bergerac to Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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