The Chateau and Garden

 
Château Soussac is a magnificent 19th century chateau set in 15 acres, 10 of which are the vineyard and the other 5 acres are a beautiful park with spectacular specimen trees and magnolias planted in 1850.

There is a pretty lake and a stunning lakeside pagoda, reached by foot bridge, where guests can enjoy an aperitif as they watch the sun go down over the vineyards of Entre Deux Mers. In the garden there is a large swimming pool and an orchard planted with peach, cherry and pear trees. Guests can wander through the park and gardens, and tour the vineyard. Château Soussac is in the pretty village of Soussac, just 30 minutes from both Sauternes and St. Emilion, and an hour and a half from the Cap Ferret and Arcachon on the coast.

Guests can enjoy the choice of five double/twin bedrooms, all en suite and all with wonderful views of the gardens and vineyard. Le Petit Verdot bedroom, named after the ancestral variety of vine planted in the Bordeaux region, and growing in part of the vineyard at Château Soussac, has a magnificent four poster bed, recently re-upholstered by M.Coustet, the highly regarded curtain maker and upholsterer in nearby Bazas who has just finished making new curtains for the famous royal Chateau de Cazeneuve.

The furniture at Château Soussac features formal French furniture and Irish and English Georgian pieces. The picture collection is an interesting mix of modern paintings by some of Ireland’s leading contemporary artists and ancestral portraits.

 There are many pleasures at Château Soussac for guests to enjoy, including a library which has over 1,500 books, both contemporary and antique, and a fine billiard room with a multi channel television. There is also outdoor table tennis, and for nature lovers there are plenty of fish in the lake to admire, and many varieties of wild birds including a pair of wonderful hoopoos.

At Château Soussac the emphasis is on Comfort, Relaxation and Enjoyment

Rates are from euro 124 per night for two people sharing, breakfast included. All rooms are en suite.