A guest of CHATEAU ARTON – a reportage about the French wine-growing estate and birthplace of the first white Armagnac by LETIZIA CIGLIUTTI c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO
LETIZIA CIGLIUTTI c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO loves people, nature and good food. From her trip to CHATEAU ARTON, the photographer brought back a beautiful reportage full of stills, people and corporate motifs. “In the heart of Gascony, come and discover the Domaine d’Arton, a vineyard where audacity and precision combine to produce a rare Haut-Armagnac AOC and exceptional IGP wines…” CHATEAU ARTON by LETIZIA CIGLIUTTI c/o AGENT MOLLY & CO.
“Did you know that the iconic ‘M’ that overlooks the gate of the domaine has always been there? Patrick de Montal and Victoire de Montesquiou have taken it as a sign that Arton was always waiting for them. It was 28 August, 1978. With just one look, both Patrick de Montal and Victoire de Montesquiou knew that the domaine of Arton was going to be the key to their dream. Its charterhouse dating from the 19th century, built of golden stone that reflected the rich yellow of dusk. Its Italian-inspired terraces. The ‘M’ adorning the main gate, like an auspicious talisman. The soft beauty of the landscape, the land of a thousand hillsides, which meanders to the peaks of the Pyrenees. And Nature… The wild cyclamen, the peonies and the hydrangeas, the clusters of oak trees, the springs and the lake. Arton is an exceptional place!
It goes without saying, leaving everything behind in order to settle at Arton was an obvious choice. Patrick and Victoire turned their backs on their Parisian life in order to return to the place where they were born: Patrick in Rieutort, Victoire in Marsan. Inspired by their love, a love of two passionate people, they had long secretly nursed the idea to return to their ancestral land and to pay homage to the Gascony that they hold so dear. The magic of the place was evident, but the domaine itself was in a deep sleep…”
Read the whole story and see further photos by Letizia via ARTON and see further reportages via GoSee NEWS and AGENTMOLLY&CO.
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