Château La Fontaine hosts seminars, management meetings, workshops and retreats for up to 24 people in exclusive use, between Bordeaux and Saint-Émilion. The estate is in Fronsac, in the Gironde, among vines, 40 minutes from Bordeaux and 20 minutes from Saint-Émilion.
Seminars and company events
The domain targets small teams: management meetings, strategy seminars, workshops, team building, product launches and client events. A workshop or meeting day or half-day is possible indoors or outdoors, for brainstorming, a client lunch or a launch. For longer stays, the team builds tailored formulas that combine accommodation, catering and activities. The estate rests on the organiser's experience in events and on local knowledge of the region. The setting is a lived-in house rather than a hotel meeting room, and the domain describes the atmosphere as home-like while still allowing teams to stay focused on their work.
Rooms and capacities
The domain does not publish a conventional list of meeting rooms. Work happens in the living spaces of the gîtes and house, in the garden and around the pool. Exclusive use covers all accommodation, the spaces and the pool. Combining the two gîtes (up to 14 people) with the four guest rooms gives up to 8 bedrooms, which sleep 16 people in single or double beds and 8 more on extra beds, for 24 in total.
Accommodation
There are two 4-star gîtes and four guest rooms. Gîte Rive Gauche covers 100 m² and sleeps 9. Gîte Rive Droite covers 80 m² and sleeps 5. Booked together as Les Gîtes du Château La Fontaine, they cover 180 m² and sleep 14. The four guest rooms are on the second floor of the house and are named Saint-Émilion, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Nicolas. Guest rooms include a full breakfast made of fresh and seasonal products. The bedding is modular, so a room can serve one person or be shared. Free Wi-Fi, free parking, electric vehicle charging and a pétanque court are available, with free pool access in season.
Catering
The domain builds meals into its tailored formulas. It does not state whether dishes are prepared in-house or by a caterer, so ask when sending a request.
History and setting
The house dates from the late 19th century and is built of Girondine stone, with modern design interiors. The estate is farmed organically and biodynamically, and it produces a light red wine, La Source de la Fontaine, from cabernet franc and petit verdot. Fronsac sits on the wine road between Pomerol, Saint-Émilion and Bordeaux.
Getting there
The address is La Placette, Fronsac, 40 minutes from Bordeaux and 20 minutes from Saint-Émilion. Parking is free on site.
