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On the slopes above Pouilly-sur-Loire, in the Nièvre, the Château du Nozet is the seat of one of the best-known estates in the Pouilly-Fumé appellation. The lordship was granted in 1234 to the Benedictines of the priory of La Charité-sur-Loire, and a last major rebuilding took place in 1651. In 1798, the estate was bought by Étienne Louis Lafond, a Parisian wine merchant, whose descendants have kept it. In the mid-19th century the château took on its neo-Renaissance appearance: two rectangular wings arranged in an L shape, round corner towers capped with slate, battlements and turrets. Only the south and east wings survive today. During the First World War, it served as an auxiliary hospital of the Red Cross. Since 1972, Baron Patrick de Ladoucette has grown exclusively the Sauvignon grape variety permitted in the Pouilly appellation. The estate welcomes visitors for tours and tastings of its wines.