
The Maison
Château de Louvois
The home of Grand Siècle
Owned by Laurent-Perrier since 1989, the 50-hectare estate is the home of the House’s Prestige Cuvée, Grand Siècle. Located in the heart of the Grands Crus, and a few kilometers from Tours-sur-Marne, Château de Louvois was built in the 17th century by the same great artists who collaborated for the Sun King. Vauban, Mansart and Le Nôtre contributed to its reconstruction, bringing elements similar to those of Versailles, namely the creation of French gardens with its fountains and ponds, the Orangery and its vegetable garden. Château de Louvois links the spirit of the Grand Siècle, the 17th century, with the great champagne that is Grand Siècle.

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Gaucher III De Châtillon
The first Lord linked to Louvois is Gaucher III de Châtillon, Count of Saint-Pol, vassal and butler of the Count of Champagne and seneschal of the Duke of Burgundy.
The Château was passed down through the descendants to Claude Pinart, Lord of Cramaille, Viscount of Comblizy and Baron of Louvois.
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Marquis De Louvois
In 1656, Michel le Tellier acquired the Estate erected into a Marquisate and in 1662 offered the grounds of Louvois and its chateau to his son François-Michel. With this, François-Michel took the title of Marquis de Louvois.
An emblematic personality of the 17th century, the Grand Siècle, he was successively Secretary of State for War for Louis XIV then Minister of State, and finally Superintendent of Buildings, Arts and Manufactures of France.
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Mansart
Le Nôtre
Vauban
The Estate was remodeled by three great names. The Château and the Orangerie were both built from the plans of Jules Hardouin-Mansart. The gardens of Louvois were designed "à la Française" and based on symmetry, geometry and optical effects. They are the work of Louis XIV’s famous gardener, André le Nôtre. Finally, the retaining wall of the terrace was designed by the military architect Sébastien le Prestre, Marquis de Vauban, known as Vauban.
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Mesdames De France
The Château belonged to Mesdames de France Adélaïde and Victoire, daughters of Louis XV and aunts of Louis XVI. At that time the Estate was established as a duchy-peerage, the peak of the noble hierarchy of the Ancien Régime reserved for the elite of the Kingdom. Marie-Antoinette stayed at the Château in 1782.
During the Revolution, the Château was seized and became National Property.
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Laurent-Perrier
The Domaine de Louvois was acquired by Laurent-Perrier in 1989. As the custodian of this heritage, the House strives to preserve it, in particular by classifying the Château, the Orangery and the gardens as Historic Monuments in 2015 and then by the recent restoration of the Orangery of Mansart. This restoration was recognised by the Pierre Cheval Prize for Embellishment awarded by the Mission Coteaux, Maisons et Caves de Champagne.
The orangerie


The architecture of the building, in particular its bays facing south and blocked to the north, allows for the optimisation of sunlight to grow exotic fruit trees protecting from frost. It has been proven that there were orange trees as well as fig trees – so appreciated by Louis XIV – in Louvois. Until the first half of the 20th century, the orange remained a rare fruit.
The Orangerie of Jules Hardouin-Mansart underwent a restoration that began in 2018 and was completed in the summer of 2023. This restoration project, carried out by exceptional craftsmen, was awarded the Pierre Cheval Prize by the Mission Coteaux, Maison et Caves de Champagne.