Chateau Badette
“Start from zero and build, that’s what I like. If I wasn’t a wine lover, I would never have got into all that. Start with nothing and end up doing the best possible, that is my objective.”
Marc Vandenbogaerde has given himself the means to fulfil his ambitions; it is not too much to say that in four years the château has completely changed its face. Since 2012, considerable work has been undertaken: a new cellar and vat room built in place of demolished older buildings. The stone house has been entirely renovated with noble materials, with respect for the original architecture dating from the end of the 19th century. Where once there was a neglected, almost abandoned property, the vines have been restructured, and several parcels drained. It is not finished: the planting of Cabernet Franc to replace some of the Merlot is being studied.
