In the spring of 96, the Dubreys from
Château d'Ardennes, a Graves wine from Illats, fell in love with the
estate which was up for sale, down the road from the heart of Martillac
village, near Léognan. Florence and Cyril Dubrey settled on that estate and set
their hearts on giving Château Mirebeau the splendour it had known at the turn
of the XXth
century.
First, Cyril Dubrey (an agricultural engineer and enologist) renovated the
buildings and invested in the latest technology for the winery and the
vineyard. He, then, made every endeavour to become familiar with each and every
vinetree in the fields and understand the soil and the sub-soil of each plot
until the vinetree, once pruned, de-budded and green-harvested, murmured thank
you, so much, Cyril, for your understanding efforts and sensibility towards me.
