History of House Légier
Our family property is situated in Grande Champagne, in the village of Criteuil La Magdeleine ; the house is a typical ancient Charentaise house : the logis of the Barbe.
The history of the village does not record the existence of a château but the parish aound the village had three mansions : la Mothe, L’Epine and Barbe.
The Logis de Barbe features in the history book « Château, Logis et demeures anciennes de la Charente » edited by Librairie Bruno Sepulchre.
« Au début du XVIIème siècle, en 1610, Philippe Couraud, marchand, époux de Dame Marie Phelip, possède le fief appelé le Mayene-Barbe.
Le 17 août 1741, Dame Marie de La Porte, veuve de Messire Jacques Prévost, sieur de Goutier, demeurant au lieu de Barbe, paroisse de Criteuil, rédige son testament.
Au XVIIIème siècle, Barbe est possédé par une ancienne famille de Saintonge, les Priqué de Guippeville.
L’ancien logis a laissé place, en 1836, à une belle demeure du plus pur style Charentais. »
My great grand parents were wine growers, so this is in engrained in our family history, my grand parents started making Cognac and settled here.
My father was also a wine grower and was active for 40 years.
I am proud to take over the family business and represent the 4th generation of wine growers.