Château Courtade-Dubuc hosts seminars, information meetings, product launches, afterworks, team building, year-end dinners and weddings, for up to 150 guests at a seated meal. The family wine estate lies in Camblanes-et-Meynac, in the Premières Côtes de Bordeaux at the gateway to the Entre-deux-Mers, 12 km from Bordeaux.
Seminars and company events
The reception hall takes business events of many kinds: a company seminar, an information meeting, a product launch, an afterwork, a team-building day or an end-of-year meal. Options include a video projector, a sound system, microphones and lighting. The setting is quiet and green, with vineyards around the property, so a working day can end with a walk in the park or a visit to neighbouring wine estates. Accessible access for guests with reduced mobility and a car park of 100 spaces make it practical for a group arriving by car from Bordeaux.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are sold as a weekend package running from Friday to Monday. That gives time to set up, celebrate and clear the hall without rushing. The oak grove serves for the ceremony and the drinks reception. Dinner takes place in the reception hall, which seats 150. The 250 m² rooftop adds an open-air terrace for a cocktail, and the covered préau next to the catering room offers shelter. The estate also hosts private parties and family events.
Rooms and capacities
The reception hall covers 170 m² and seats 150 guests for a meal. A 70 m² annex adjoins it and can serve as a lounge, a children's room or a breakout area. Outside, the rooftop measures 250 m², and the oak grove at the foot of the hall is used for ceremonies and receptions. A préau and a room for the caterer complete the setup.
Accommodation
Two gîtes are available on the estate. The first, 40 m² and recently renovated, sleeps two in a double bedroom, with a sofa bed for an extra guest, a fitted kitchen and access to a panoramic terrace. The second, 73 m², sleeps four in a mezzanine double and a twin room. It has a garden with a barbecue, air conditioning in summer and a fireplace in winter, and looks onto the château. Bed and bath linen is provided. Larger groups will need hotels in Bordeaux or the surrounding villages.
Catering
The estate does not publish an in-house kitchen. The hall comes with a caterer's room, so your caterer works on site. Ask the estate which caterers it knows. The estate's own wine can be served.
History and setting
The oldest part of the château dates from the late 18th century. It was enlarged in the 19th century, when the upper floor and the tower were added. The house stands in a 5-hectare park of woodland and gardens with trees about two centuries old and a cedar of Lebanon. The Daron family bought the property in 1977. Hubert Daron took over the vineyard in 1994 and opened it to wine tourism. His wife Nathalie joined in 2005 to develop events, and the reception hall was built at the foot of the oak grove. The gîte opened in 2012. A llama and an alpaca have lived in the park since 1999. The vines grow on the top of the slopes, on clay and gravel soils, under sustainable farming. Each June the estate holds a music festival, Courtad'Agio.
Getting there
The estate stands at 22 chemin du Jonc, about 12 km and under 20 minutes from Bordeaux by road. A cycle path runs nearby, and parking for 100 cars is on site.
