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PASSION FOR WINE<\/p>\n
It was not by chance that Bernard O\u2019Phelan (1770-1841), a young Irish wine merchant, left his native town of Tipperary at the end of the 18th century to set himself up in Bordeaux. The town at this time was an important trading hub with the British Isles. Close relations were built up between the families that bought and sold the wines of the region from one another. These links were such that they led to alliances and even marriages, in particular that of Bernard Ph\u00e9lan with one of the daughters of Daniel Guestier, a well-known merchant in the Bordeaux wine market. Helped by the experience of his father-in-law, he could now envisage producing his own wines.<\/span><\/p>\n In 1805, he acquired Clos de Garramey, situated in Saint-Est\u00e8phe, then in 1810 S\u00e9gur de Cabanac estate.<\/span><\/p>\n \n<\/blockquote>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1450″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” img_link_large=”yes”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n ONE OF THE FIRST MEDOC-STYLE VAT ROOM<\/p><\/blockquote>\n At the centre of a park whose meadows stretch languorously down to the small port of Saint-Est\u00e8phe, the Palladian-style Ch\u00e2teau dominates the summit of a hillock that faces the estuary.\u00a0 The model of committed owners, the Ph\u00e9lan family didn’t hesitate to break with the architectural practices of the time, to build a ch\u00e2teau centred on wine. Rather than designing it as a prestigious mansion, isolated from the production activity, they preferred to incorporate the vat room and cellar at the heart of the ch\u00e2teau, in an undeniably superb ensemble. They were among the first to design their vat room in the \u201cM\u00e9doc style\u201d.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”centrer”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_separator][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”centrer”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1664″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” img_link_large=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”centrer”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Frank Ph\u00e9lan<\/strong><\/span>, son of Bernard Ph\u00e9lan<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Elisa Ph\u00e9lan<\/strong><\/span>, wife of Bernard Ph\u00e9lan<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Wilhelmine Ph\u00e9lan<\/strong><\/span>,\u00a0wife of\u00a0Frank Ph\u00e9lan<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”centrer”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_separator][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”421″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n On the death of Bernard in 1841, this vast estate, whose combined name was Ch\u00e2teau S\u00e9gur de Garramey, was passed on to his son Frank (1820-1883). The latter, a m\u00e9docain at heart even though a true Irishman, was to consecrate his life to improving still further the fame and quality of the property’s wines. Moreover, he became mayor of Saint-Est\u00e8phe and remained in that post for thirty years. He advanced within the Irish community in Bordeaux, which included among others the Johnston, Barton, Clarke and Lynch families.<\/span><\/p>\n At the beginning of the 20th century, Ch\u00e2teau S\u00e9gur de Garramey took on its modern name of Ch\u00e2teau Ph\u00e9lan S\u00e9gur. A name synonymous with classic and noble values \u200b\u200bthat subtly combines a sense of innovation and heritage. <\/span><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row el_class=”centrer”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”white”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] IRISH ORIGINS PASSION FOR WINE It was not by chance that Bernard O\u2019Phelan (1770-1841), a young Irish wine merchant, left his native town of Tipperary at the end of the 18th century to set himself up in Bordeaux. The town at this time was an important trading hub with the British Isles. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1663,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n
THE PHELAN FAMILY IN AROUND 1860<\/span><\/h2>\n
Frank Phelan, a M\u00e9doc personality<\/h2>\n