The estate
The wines of Château La Borie belong to two appellations, Côtes du Rhône and Côtes du Rhône Villages. The estate is located in the southern part of the Rhône Valley, a region with an ancient wine-growing tradition dating back to the Roman occupation.
Geographically, Château La Borie, near Suze, is located in Drôme Provençale.
It is one of the very few Côtes du Rhône estates authorized to bear the “Château” appellation.
The production has been sold for export for many years. From Europe to Asia and even in Africa, Château La Borie can be drunk in all latitudes.
Our History
THE FIRST WHITE WINES
The first white vines are planted: Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Picpoul and Clairette.
2021
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
Château La Borie started a conversion to organic farming in 2019. The first certified organic bottles will be produced in 2022.
2019
KNAPP FAMILY
Since 2018, Château La Borie has been owned by the Knapp family and run by their son Raphael Knapp, who has returned to France after 15 years in California as an importer of wines from around the world.
2018
ERIC AND JEROME MARGNAT
Eric and Jérome Margnat take charge of the estate. In 20 years, they transformed Château La Borie commercially thanks to the development of sales to individuals and Parisian restaurants. In 20 years, the estate went from a distribution of 80% in bulk to 80% in bottles.
1997
1978-2018
Château La Borie is owned by the Emile Bories family, and the Jacques Margnat family and their children: Marie-Caroline, Eric, Jérôme.
1978
THE BORIES AND MARGNAT FAMILIES
The Bories and Margnat families acquire the estate and its 31 hectares of vines out of a total of 110 hectares of property. The seller is Mr. Robert Lloret who had acquired the estate in 1952. From the first year Émile Bories uprooted 17 of the 31 hectares. In 17 years, he gave the estate its current configuration: 75 hectares in production.
1963
CREATION OF THE WINE ESTATE
In the early 1900s it was owned by the Bertrand family, and in 1926 it was acquired by the Gonnet family.
Early 1900
CONSTRUCTION
Château La Borie was built in the 18th century by the descendant of the family of the Princes of Orange Louis Charles de la Baume-Suze and his wife Dame Olympe Émilie de Suffren de Saint-Tropez.
Early 1800
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