The history of VIGNOBLES POUGEARD

Between tradition, modernity and biodiversity, history continues to be written at Chateau La Piolette.

Famille Pougeard

Once upon a time we had a dream...

Our dream was to find a vineyard where we could build a beautiful family history. The VIGNOBLES POUGEARD adventure began in June 2022 with the discovery of Château la Piolette, where it was love at first sight. Thanks to our passion and determination, on 12 July 2023 our dream became a reality with the acquisition of Château La Piolette.

Château la Piolette: an ideal location

The property boasts a beautiful panoramic view over the 9.6 hectares of vineyards. It comprises a Gironde-style building where we live, 3 gîtes, a swimming pool, a wine-making cellar, an ageing cellar and a storage cellar.

We can welcome you in our tasting room to help you discover our wines and farm products (honey, jam, etc.).

The estate's vines, located on the plains and hillsides, benefit from one of Saint Macaire's wonderful terroirs. The vines are surrounded by trees that allow birds and bats to make the La Piolette vineyards their playground and feeding ground.

This environment of biodiversity allows the vines to be managed in a reasoned way in terms of technical itinerary and treatments.

Le domaine familiale du Château la Piolette

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Open Day at La Piolette: 1st edition
🤩 Here's the 1st edition of Château la Piolette's open days! 🤩🏰 We're opening the doors of Château la Piolette to you on 8 and 9 June 2024 . 📆 Several activities are on the programme: 🍇 Visit the winery at 10.30am, 3.00 pm and 6.00 pm (suitable for children and PRM )✈️ Aerial tour of the estate for
Guinguette at La Piolette from May to September
🍷 🧀 Les jeudi'vins 🧀 🍷📣📣📣 Alerte Evénement 📣📣📣1ère édition de la Guinguette Ephémère du château la Piolette avec vue sur le VignobleVenez vous détendre en famille ou entre amis autour d'un petit verre sur notre terrasse pour découvrir le château La Piolette. WINE Lovers' Afterwork 🤩 These conv
Bottling of the l'opportun cuvée
The 2023 vintage is light, with excellent fruit and pretty colours. The "l'opportun" cuvée, for this vintage, is a surprise. This cuvée was created with the aim of having a "light" alcohol content and an aromatic profile that blends tradition and innovation. As a result, it is a blend of Cabernet Sa
Label Bienvenue à la ferme and Vignobles & Découvertes.
The "Vignobles & Découvertes" and "Bienvenue à la ferme" labels are awarded to tourist and wine-producing destinations offering a range of complementary tourist products, including visits to châteaux, accommodation, restaurants, heritage sites, tastings and leisure activities.
Bronze medal at the Paris 2024 general agricultural competition
🤩🍷🍇 Results of the Concours Général Agricole de Paris at the 60th Salon de l'Agriculture. We are very proud to announce that the jurors awarded us 1 bronze medal for our rosé 🥉 🎉 An excellent vintage that will make many happy. Well done to the winemaker for his work and maintaining consistency i
Day 1 of size 2024: the 2024 season begins at La Piolette
🍇 This morning, pruning begins in our vineyards , enabling us to shape our vines, choose the best branches, the fruit-bearing wood that will bring us a fine harvest in September 2024 ... Work in the vineyard continues. We work hard to prune and then remove the wood.
Chateau la Piolette awarded the BEE FRIENDLY label
As part of our agro-ecological project, in 2023 we installed 5 beehives and we harvest our own honey. The aim of having beehives in our vineyards is to show that bees can cohabit with vines. We have a diversity of landscapes at La Piolette and we keep our vines grassed so that our bees can benefit. T
Installation of nest boxes for chickadees and bats in the vineyards
In partnership with Agrinichoirs, we have installed nest boxes for chickadees 🐦 and bats 🦇 in over 4 hectares of vines. As part of our drive to strengthen the agro-ecological project at La Piolette, this installation is designed to combat pests, encourage biodiversity and thus make our farm more re
Opening of the tasting room at La Piolette
We have finished fitting out our tasting room. We can welcome you every day at the property without an appointment from Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm and at weekends by appointment.
First delivery of our wines
Today is World Thank You Day... So... From the bottom of our hearts, we'd like to sincerely thank you for the trust you placed in us during our first wine delivery. Your satisfaction with our tastings is our greatest reward, and it fuels our passion for our work at La Piolette even more. You are the