AOC Coteaux du Languedoc, wines Pic Saint Loup Château La Roque

The Maguelonne Charter, compiled by the Benedictine monks, explains the importance of the fortifications that have coverseen these cross-roads since the 8th century.

The medieval castle belonged to the Bermont D'Anduze family, who were dispossessed in 1229 by the Crown of France at the end of the war against the Cathars.

In 1259, two gentlemen brothers, Jean and Guillaume de La Roque, became the owners and planted vines on the slopes of the hillside which protects the estate.

In 1426, Firmin de La Roque, acquired a glass factory on the site of Couloubrine, thus giving a new dimension to the phrase, ‘a marriage of glass and wine'. This new dynasty of the ‘de La Roque de Couloubrine' reigned until the end of the 17th century.

Their descendants continue to cultivate this bountiful land, whose beautiful fruit provides the special character of the La Roque you taste today.