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History

Our Origins

The Borie family
at the origin of Maison Borie-Manoux

The Borie family moved from the small town of Meymac in Corrèze in central France to Bordeaux in the 19th century, where there were more opportunities. Eugène Borie the wine merchant business was founded in 1870. It was turned into Eugène Borie Frères by Eugène Borie (1862-1911) and Emile Borie (1865-1940). In 1886, it set up in Pauillac and quickly earned a reputation thanks to its strategic choice of distribution (development in northern France and Belgium). In 1901, it built new cellars to be more independent and became the owner of Château Caronne Sainte-Gemme, Haut-Médoc.

Eugène Borie had four children, including Francis and Marcel. When their father died, Francis (1890-1958) joined his uncle Émile to work with him. A few years later his brother Marcel (1892-1961) joined him.

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naissance

The birth of Borie-Manoux

The company changed its name to Borie-Manoux after the Second World War. At this time, Marcel Borie took over the company and decided to move Borie-Manoux from Pauillac to Bordeaux, setting up the head office in the Cours Balguerie-Stuttenberg in Chartrons, the historic district of Bordeaux’s wine merchants. He managed the company until 1961.

At the same time, the Borie brothers, passionate about winemaking, bought Château Batailley in 1924, a small part of which was separated at the end of the war. This part called the “couronne” became known as Haut-Batailley. In 1947, Marcel Borie bought Château Trotte-Vieille followed a few years later in 1955 by Château Beau-Site. Francis Borie bought Château Ducru-Beaucaillou in 1941, which still belongs to the Borie family.

Borie-Manoux flourishes

The era of the Castéja family

In 1961 Marcel Borie was succeeded by Émile Castéja, his son-in-law. He created the Beau-Rivage brand and from the 1950s developed Chapelle de la Trinité. Following in the footsteps of his ancestors and with a passion for winemaking, he bought the Château du Domaine de l’Église and Château Pignon in 1973.

In the 1990s, his son Philippe Castéja became CEO of Borie-Manoux, running the business not only as a wine merchant and grower but also as a winemaker, looking after the Pomerol and Saint-Émilion estates. Since 2001, he has managed all the properties as well as the trading house. Philippe Castéja continues to develop the family group, which now boasts eleven châteaux in the Bordeaux region. His son Frédéric Castéja joined him in 2008. In 2018, he was appointed Executive Director of Borie-Manoux.

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histoire enrichie

A story enriched by several Houses

To expand, Borie-Manoux acquired merchants such as Turpin Frères, Henri Moreau and Albert Duverger. In 1996, the family also acquired a majority stake in Drouet Frères, a wine producer and merchant in the Loire region. It opened its own winery and storage site in Bordeaux, then relocated to Saint-Loubès in 2011 when Grands Vins de Gironde was acquired by the family holding company. In 2014, the family group acquired Mähler-Besse, a wine merchant with a complementary offering to that of Borie-Manoux. The Castéja family then embraced digital technology with the creation of an online store, La Grande Cave, in 2016 followed in 2018 by the acquisition of 1Jour1Vin, a private sales website, to offer a wider range of products online. Today, Borie-Manoux is well-supported by its partners. It focuses mainly on the great wines of Bordeaux but has also diversified to meet the needs of its customers.

Our family has been in the wine business for centuries

A promising future for the Castéja family

Originally from the Landes region of France, the Castéja family's history in Bordeaux dates back to the 17th century. In 1792, Pierre Castéja I (1756-1815) was elected Mayor of Pauillac. Pierre Castéja II (1799-1863), his son, a notary and then mayor in 1860, left his mark on Bordeaux's urban planning in particular with the creation of boulevards, the Cours Alsace et Lorraine and the Rue Vital-Carles, the reconstruction of the Saint-Michel spire and the restoration of the Porte Dijeaux.

Château Duhart-Milon and Château Pichon Baron: part of the Castéja story

In the 1830s, Pierre Castéja (II) took over the management of Duhart-Milon, the family's historic property. In 1855, the estate was classified as the Médoc's fourth Cru Classé. His grandson, Jean Castéja, bought Lynch-Moussas and Pichon-Baron in 1919, selling them in 1934 as he did Duhart-Milon after the two world wars. The Monpelou vineyard, now known as Château Haut-Bages Monpelou, was separated from Duhart-Milon and sold to Marcel Borie. Jean Castéja would keep only Lynch-Moussas and Doisy-Védrines. Lynch-Moussas went to Emile and Doisy-Védrines to his brother Pierre.
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Philippe and Frédéric Castéja: succession guaranteed

Like his father Émile, Philippe Castéja, CEO of Borie-Manoux, has enriched the family's heritage with his acquisitions (Château La Croix du Casse, Grands Vins de Gironde, Mälher-Besse, 1Jour1Vin). A well-known figure in the wine world, Philippe Castéja twice headed up the CIVB in the 1990s. He is now a member of the Board of Directors of the CIVB and Chairman of the Conseil des Grands Crus Classés 1855. A former Chairman of the FEVS, he is also a member of the FEVS Board of Directors. His son, Frédéric Castéja, Executive Director of Borie-Manoux, is more focused on the online business and was behind the creation of the La Grande Cave website and the acquisition of 1Jour1Vin.

The originality of the Castéja family lies in their qualities as growers, winemakers, producers and merchants of fine wines, controlling major Bordeaux trading houses such as Borie-Manoux, A. de Luze and Mähler-Besse. It is also one of the last major independent family groups in Bordeaux, with a shareholder base that has always been 100% family-owned.

Borie-Manoux exclusives and properties
owned by the Castéja family

The BCAP group, chaired by Philippe Castéja, historically owns several properties in the Bordeaux region, notably those acquired by his mother and father Denise Borie and Émile Castéja. As mentioned above, this wine empire comprises eleven properties covering 6 appellations, including a Premier Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion and several Grands Crus Classés du Médoc. Borie-Manoux has a number of exclusive properties:

Château Batailley
Château Batailley
Grand Cru Classé Pauillac
Château TrotteVieille
Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Château Beau Site
Château Beau site
Saint-Estèphe
Haut Bages Monpelou
Château Haut-Bages Montelou
Pauillac
Haut Madrac
Château Haut-Madrac
Haut-Medoc
Domaine de l'église
Château du Domaine de l'Église
Pomerol
Château La Croix du Casse
Pomerol
Château Peyrabon
Haut-Médoc