Château Domaine de L’Eglise is a 17-acre estate in Pomerol. It is the oldest estate in the Pomerol and dates to the 16th century. For several centuries is was run by the Hospitaliers de Saint-Jean de Jerusalem to support a local hospital that tended to lepers. In 1973 it was purchased by the Casteja family, which owns the Bordeaux wine merchant business Borie-Manoux and several Bordeaux chateaux. The estate’s vineyards are planted to 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. About 30,000 bottles are produced annually.