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Borie-Manoux

The French wine trading company was characterised by two families, the Borie family and the Castéja family. It was founded in 1870 in Pauillac by Pierre Borie in Pauillac under the name "Négociant Borie". His sons Eugène Borie (1862-1911) and Emile Borie (1865-1940) continued the wine trade, but then began to produce wine from their own vineyards in 1901. Eugène's sons Francis (1890-1953) and Marcel Borie (1892-1961) renamed the company "Eugène Borie Frères". In 1932, the brothers bought the then undivided Château Batailley. The brothers then decided to separate in 1939. The Castéja family owns 100% of the shares in the company, which is one of the largest and most important in the Bordeaux and international wine trade.

Borie-Manoux - Gebäude und Logo

The company logo shows Bacchus, the Roman god of fertility, ecstasy and wine, sitting on a wine barrel.

Division of the estates

Château Batailley was divided up, the larger part going to Marcel Borie, the smaller part under the name Château Haut-Batailley to Francis Borie, who bought Château Ducru-Beaucaillou in 1941. The latter was taken over by Francis' son Jean-Eugène Borie (1921-1998), Château Haut-Batailley by his daughter Françoise Brest-Borie. Jean-Eugène Borie bought Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste in 1978 and passed it on to his son François-Xavier Borie. He is the owner of Domaines François-Xavier Borie (Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste) and also runs his aunt's Château Haut-Bailley.

His brother Bruno Borie runs the company Châteaux & Domaines Jean-Eugène Borie with several wine estates. At the time of the separation, Marcel Borie had taken over that part of the business from which the current empire emerged. After the Second World War (1939-1945), he moved the company headquarters to Bordeaux and in 1946 changed the company name to the current name Borie-Manoux (Manoux was the unmarried surname of his wife). After his death in 1961, a new era began for the company, as he was succeeded by his son-in-law Emile-Jean Marie Castéja (1921-2019).

The Castéja family

Pierre Eugène Castéja (1840-1912) was the son of the mayor of Bordeaux Pierre Castéja (1799-1863). His son Jean Castéja (1882-1955) married Renée Teyssoneau, whose wife acquired Château Doisy-Védrines, which is now owned by Olivier Castéja and is not part of the Borie-Manoux empire. Their son Emile-Jean Marie Castéja married Denise Borie (daughter of Marcel Borie) and, after the death of his father-in-law in 1961, took over the management of the company, which he handed over to his son Philippe Castéja (*1949) in 1990. A number of renowned négociants (wine merchants) in Bordeaux were acquired, including Turpin Frères, Henri Moreau and Albert Duverger, and finally the majority of Drouet Frères in 1996. In 2018, Philippe's son Frédéric Castéja (*1981) was appointed CEO of Borie-Manoux.

Bortie-Manoux - Foto Frédéric Castéja, Emile-Jean Marie Castéja, Philippe Castéja

Scope of ownership

The estate includes Château Batailley, Château Beau Site (1955), Château Bergat, Château du Domaine de l'Eglise (1973), Château Haut-Bages Monpelou (1970), Château Haut-Madrac, Château Lacroix du Casse (2005), Château Lynch-Moussas, Château Trotte Vieille (1949) and Château Pignon. Château Doisy-Védrines, which belongs to Olivier Castéja, is not included. In the 1960s, the brand wines "Beau-Rivage" (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon) Bordeaux and "Chapelle de la Trinité" (Merlot, Cabernet Franc) Saint-Émilion were created. There are also close links with the English trading house "Berry Bros. & Rudd" in London, for which the branded wine "Good Ordinary Claret" is produced. See also under largest wine companies in the world.

Pictures: Borie-Manoux

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