At the Gateway to Saint-Émilion — 19-hectare agricultural estate, characterful stone farmhouse, outstanding potential

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What struck me first wasn't the house. It was the silence. That particular silence of wide open spaces — the kind you only realise you were looking for once you've finally found it. Driving up the tree-lined avenue towards the estate, I could already feel the shift. A different rhythm. A different way of being in the world.
The house emerges at the end of the drive, golden stone, facing due south, rooted in its land the way only centuries-old buildings know how to be. We are on the border of the Gironde and the Dordogne, a stone's throw from Saint-Émilion, yet here time seems to have agreed to slow down. Nineteen hectares in a single lot stretch out in every direction — meadows, woodland, an old equestrian paddock — with nothing to interrupt the horizon.
Inside, what moved me was the authenticity of the materials. Exposed stone, oak beams, a fireplace in the sitting room that has clearly warmed many a winter evening. The spaces are generous, filled with southern light, and the independent annexe changes everything — it immediately multiplies the possibilities, whether for family, long-stay guests, or a hospitality project in one of the most sought-after tourist regions in France.
Outside, the imagination truly takes over. The outbuildings are unexpectedly vast for a property of this scale — barns, stables, workshops — each volume suggesting a different story. One barn held my attention longest, with its timber frame and its proportions : I saw a seminar room, a wellness space, a place for creative work. The pool is there. So is the well. And in the surrounding meadows, sheep grazed quietly, indifferent to everything else.
This estate needs care and a fresh eye to reveal everything it holds. That is precisely what makes it a rare opportunity — to bring your own story to a place that already has a beautiful one, in one of the most coveted territories in the South-West, twenty-five minutes from a TGV station and an hour from an international airport.
Some properties you visit. This one you feel. Call me.

Annie PEZAT, Independent Agent
+33 (0)6 38 13 44 47