Manoir de Longeveau began life as a Cognac-producing estate, and it remains one of the most characterful bases for a wine and Cognac-tasting holiday in south-west France. From here the great houses of Cognac, the vineyards of Saint-Émilion and Bergerac, and dozens of smaller family producers are all within comfortable reach — with your own quiet gîte, the heated pools and the estate’s golf to return to at the end of each day.
Spend one day touring the Cognac houses along the Charente, another among the limestone slopes of Saint-Émilion, and a third at a Bergerac château where the tasting is unhurried and the welcome warm. Between them lie countless smaller producers, farm shops and market towns where the region’s food and wine culture is at its most authentic. A car is essential — the freedom to wander is the whole point — and the estate is an easy drive from Bergerac and Bordeaux airports. Come evening, the pool, the golf and the peace of the Charente countryside are waiting.
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Yes — the manor was originally a Cognac-producing property, and it sits within easy reach of both the Cognac houses and the Bordeaux wine country.
The great Cognac houses are around an hour away, with Saint-Émilion and Bergerac roughly the same, and countless smaller producers in between.
Yes — a car gives you the freedom to tour the vineyards and villages at your own pace. The estate is an easy drive from Bergerac and Bordeaux airports.
Absolutely — come back to your own gîte, the heated pools, golf and quiet countryside after a day among the vines.
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