Château La Dorgonne
La Tour-d’Aigues France
SCEA Château La Dorgonne
Architect: WILMOTTE & ASSOCIÉS ARCHITECTS
Process: Ingérop
Structure: BEST
Building services: Pantec
Roads and utilities: BEC
Control office: Socotec
Surveyor: Alpilles Topographie
3,786 sqm
2027
Creation of a winery and a visitor and tasting route
In the south of the Luberon, the expansion of the facilities at Château La Dorgonne, through the construction of a new winery, aims to modernize the winemaking process and double the production of this outstanding estate.
Located along the main access path to the estate, the forecourt connecting to the old wine cellar is now bordered by two single-story pavilions — dedicated to reception and sales — built in openwork terracotta brick and topped with flat roofs made of anthracite-colored steel.
A dry-stone wall frames the view, serves as a retaining wall for the southern terrain and guides visitors toward the new winemaking building.
This building, which spans two double levels, with the lower level partially buried, brings together a barrel cellar, a red-wine vat room, tasting cellars, and bottle storage areas, accessible from the pedestrian pathway.
On the upper level, a circular stainless-steel vat room dedicated to the production of rosé and white wines, open 360° to the surrounding landscape, features a large overhanging metal roof and adjustable sunshades, protecting it from direct sunlight without obstructing transparency, and creating a coherent architectural identity.
