Château La Villatade

Château La Villatade is located about ten minutes from Carcassonne in the foothills of the Montagne Noire on an exceptional terroir of schist, marl and limestone. Our Red and Rosé wines are made from Syrah and Grenache noir, or Merlot, our White from Sauvignon and Vermentino.

Our story

In 1975, the estate still had nearly 130 hectares of vines and produced enormous volumes of wine, given the old vats still present on the site. In 2016 the vineyard was only 11 hectares. That's when my wife Sophie and I took over the estate. After 30 years in new technologies, we wanted to get closer to nature and the land and fell under the charm of this magnificent wine estate surrounded by woods, garrigues and olive trees. We wanted our vineyard to conform to the principles of biodynamic viticulture: a reasoned, clean and environmentally conscious viticulture, worked in a sustainable way. The conversion takes time but we have got into the rhythm and since last year the estate is HVE certified. We have also carried out major renovation projects on the existing buildings for agri-tourism and wine tourism, as well as the complete renovation of the winery.