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Everything starts in 1937, the year in which Camille Camallonga, Yvonne Foucard’s father, buys the property of Château Chêne-Vieux.
The house was constructed by Louis Simonnet in 1902. Mayor of the town, it is thanks to his support that the vineyard of Puisseguin Saint-Emilion is gifted with a Protected Designation of Origin since 1936.
Camille Camallonga then takes over the holding, which at that stage has only 6 planted hectares. He is a winegrower and wine merchant, settled in Algeria where he already vinifies 300 hectares in the region of Oran.
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After his death in 1958, his daughter Yvonne inherits the property. Born in 1923, Yvonne Camallonga grows up living between the wineries around Oran and the Château Chêne-Vieux. In 1948 she gets married to a young lawyer: Henri Foucard, who will work next to his father-in-law in Algeria. Together they have two sons, Michel and Jean-Yves.
In 1963, after they came back to France, Yvonne and Henri acquire the Château de Musset, at Lalande de Pomerol. At the time, only 7 hectares are planted.
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In 1981, Michel, medical doctor, and Jean-Yves, graduated from HEC, are incorporated in the management of the holding and SCE Y.Foucard & fils is created
In 1988, they take the leadership together. During the same year, a new operations manager, Vincent, is hired for both properties which cover 11 hectares in the designation of Puisseguin Saint-Emilion and 28 hectares in the designation of Lalande de Pomerol. The collaboration with Vincent has been going on for more than 30 years…
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Today, the following generation (Camille, Aurore, Jean-François, Virginie and Fanny) are also getting involved, in particular with this website!
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