Château Pavie: Adolphe Pigasse
Adolphe Pigasse (more precisely, Pierre-Adolphe Pigasse) was a doctor, and author of Propositions de Médicine et de Chirurgue (published 1833). I am not clear if he originated from St Emilion, or moved here from elsewhere, perhaps as a holiday retreat, or maybe even in retirement. What is clear is that although he was in charge in 1850, during the following couple of decades he sold off the Larcis vines, which were purchased by a Monsieur Ducasse, and he then died sometime around 1868. At this time his widow inherited the domaine, which at the time of his demise had been producing 25 to 30 tonneaux per annum.
Meanwhile, alongside the Pigasse domaine, which appears to have been the largest on the côte by far, there were still others working the land. The owners of the Chapus vines were now noted to be the Chapus frères, turning out 8 to 10 tonneaux, and there were also two gentlemen named Croisit and Dussaut, working together to produce 4 to 6 tonneaux per annum. These are new arrivals on the côte, and their vines are possibly those previously owned by Lafleur.
Ferdinand Bouffard
As we follow the story of the Pavie vineyards through the latter stages of the 19th century we can see the various fortunes of these vignerons wax and wane. To start with, by 1883 the latest edition of Cocks et Féret tells us that Mrs Adolphe Pigasse was still the most significant proprietor here, turning out 30 tonneaux per annum. Following the demise of her husband, however, she sold off a number of parcels of vines, so that just a few years later, in 1886, this figure had fallen to just 15 tonneaux.
