Château de l'Escarelle hosts seminars, training days, team building, company dinners and open-air weddings, with three event spaces and five villas that sleep 43 guests on the estate. It is an organic wine estate at La Celle, in the Var, set within 1,200 hectares of protected countryside in the Provence Verte, between Aix-en-Provence and Saint-Tropez.
Seminars and company events
The estate takes study days, team building and company evenings, and organizes programs to measure. The Salle Les Deux Anges is a bright, fully equipped meeting room with a panoramic view over the vines and the château's wine vats. The poolhouse at Villa Engardin combines work and rest, with a 16 by 8 meter pool, a covered terrace and a pétanque court. Dinners and evening events move to the open courtyard facing the vines.
The land gives room for team activities: 30 km of trails for hiking and electric mountain bikes, a visit to the butterfly garden, team games such as a treasure hunt, an escape game or pétanque, outdoor yoga, and wine sessions with cellar visits, tastings and, in season, a day at the harvest.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings at the Escarelle are held outdoors by choice, from May to September. A typical day runs from a ceremony in the vines to a cocktail at sunset facing the vineyard, then a dinner under the stars in the courtyard and a party with no noise restriction. A dedicated contact follows each project and is present on the day. Private visits can be booked before signing.
Rooms and capacities
Three spaces are offered for events: the Salle Les Deux Anges for meetings and training, the Poolhouse Engardin for working sessions and breaks by the pool, and the Cour Intérieure for receptions, dinners and evening events in the open air. The site does not publish guest capacities for these spaces, so ask the team for figures that match your event.
Accommodation
Five villas classed as four and five star furnished tourist rentals sleep up to 43 people. Villa Engardin is a 1,000 m² family house with seven suites and a dormitory for 15 people, with a large pool, billiards, sauna and fitness room. The Hameau Les Philips groups three villas, Chardonnay, Syrah and Rolle, for 22 people around an infinity pool. Bastide Cinsault is a restored stone house with three bedrooms for six.
Catering
Meals are arranged to order, either with a private chef who designs a set menu or with a caterer for brunches, cocktails and company meals. The estate can also arrange grocery delivery and childcare for guests staying in the villas.
History and setting
The estate covers 110 hectares of organic vines, planted up to 500 meters above sea level on limestone soils, inside 1,200 hectares of garrigue and oak forest. Owner Yann Pineau has made biodiversity the estate's theme: with the LPO PACA bird protection league, more than 100 butterfly species have been recorded on the land. The estate carries the Valeurs Parc naturel régional de la Sainte-Baume brand.
Getting there
The estate is on the Route de la Roquebrussanne at La Celle, near Brignoles. Aix-en-Provence is about 50 minutes away by road, and the coast between Porquerolles and Saint-Tropez about an hour. Cotignac and other villages of the Provence Verte are a few minutes away.
