Created when the estates of Château La Commanderie de Mazeyres, Vieux Châteaux Bourgneuf and Prieurs de la Commanderie were united, Château Fayat, with an area of 16 hectares, benefits from a diverse and exceptional range of terroir. Clément Fayat, already owner of Château La Dominique, Grand Cru Classé of Saint Emilion, invested in the Pomerol appellation from 1984.
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1969 1969
Clément FAYAT acquired his first vineyard CHÂTEAU LA DOMINIQUE, Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Emilion.
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1984 1984
Clément FAYAT buys his first property in Pomerol, CHÂTEAU PRIEURS DE LA COMMANDERIE. The vineyard is located in the North-West of the appellation Pomerol and is divided into 12 plots on sandy-clay soils.
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2000 2000
CHÂTEAU COMMANDERIE DE MAZEYRES, which vineyard is listed since the 14th century, becomes the property of Clément FAYAT. It is an in-town vineyard which results from the parceling out of CHÂTEAU MAZEYRES. Since this acquisition, the vineyard has benefited from an important investment programme in order to enhance its excellent potential.
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2006 2006
Clément FAYAT and Jean-Luc THUNEVIN, owner of CHÂTEAU VALANDRAUD, buy together VIEUX CHÂTEAU BOURGNEUF and produce a wine under the name of Fayat-Thunevin. After 3 vintages, the two men decided to split those vines. The part cropped by Vignobles Fayat belongs to Château Fayat since the vintage 2009.
Merger of the 3 estates cropped by Vignobles Clément Fayat with the launch of CHÂTEAU FAYAT.