Description

The wine history of Château Coujan does not date back to today. Its Gallo-Roman mosaic, its Visigothic chapel and its spring water basin bear witness to this. End of the 3rd century, beginning of the 4th century, it was an important Roman villa. Plots of land were offered to the centurions who undoubtedly planted the first vines there. The archives attest to the existence of a priory producing its wine in 966.
The farm has belonged to the Guy family since 1868. It will prosper thanks to the arrival of the railways, the opening of the markets and constant re-planting. Geneviève and François Guy settled there in 1941, with around ten horses, then acquired a tractor. Boys and girls who came on foot from Murviel and the surrounding villages, plus around fifty Spanish grape pickers, formed the estate’s joyful team in the post-war years. In 1967, François Guy, always keen to improve the vineyard, was the first to plant Merlot. Then came the very first Mourvèdre and then the birth of the Saint Chinian appellation which made it possible to offer quality bottled wines.
​It was in 1988 that he passed on this know-how and heritage to his daughter Florence. Passionate, Florence takes care of her 55 hectares of vines and converts them to organic cultivation, equips the cellar with modern equipment, creating distinctive and elegant wines which are the hallmark of Château Coujan.