Rows of fragrant roses encircle the 18th-century castle of Château d’Estoublon, an architectural wonder in the heart of Provence surrounded by fields of lavender and a sprawling vegetable garden. But it’s the 750 acres of grapevines—wine has been produced on the estate as far back as 1489—that first drew Carla Bruni-Sarkozy to the estate.
In 2020, she and her husband, former French president Nicholas Sarkozy, visited the château for the first time, after their previous owners put it up for sale. “We fell in love with the property,” she tells Vogue from her recording studio in Paris, adorned with overlapping layers of personal photographs taken over decades. (Guitars—including one classic Cordoba acoustic—are affixed to one wall.) “It’s this lush countryside of vines and roses and platan trees that take so many years to grow. In the summer, it’s a little paradise. The castle itself is a magic place, full of incredible energy. It’s like my version of the Garden of Eden.”
Article by David Graver
