Château La Tour Carnet

The estate's origins date back to the 12th century, when it was known as Château de Saint-Laurent and belonged to the English. The marriage of Henry Plantagenet and Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1152 brought large parts of Western France under British rule. In the 13th century, the municipality of Saint-Laurent was within the sphere of influence of the House of Foix. Following the subjugation of Bordeaux by the French Crown in 1451, Jean de Foix and his cavalry captain Carnet refused to submit. After Jean de Foix's death in 1486, Captain Carnet managed the estate but could not prevent its destruction. The Château passed through many hands, including Thibault de Carmaing. A period began in the late 17th century with the Luetkens family, when the German merchant Heinrich Luetkens began acquiring land in the Médoc. His grandson, Charles Luetkens, acquired Château de Saint-Laurent after the French Revolution and was granted the title of Seigneur de Tour-Carnet.