LIGNERE CASTLE

The Domaine surrounding the Château de Lignères is the largest vineyard of one holding (205 ha) of the Cognac region. The distillery is probably the largest in Europe with its 56 stills and the cellars of aging and assembly without forgetting the cooperage where the master tonneliers produce and prepare by hand the oak barrels of Limousin and Tronçais necessary for the ageing of cognac. In March 2009, Pernod Ricard sold the brand Martell & Co to the South African group Distell. This castle provided the decor of part of the Bang-Bang film of director Serge Reel with Sheila.