Caves à vin- Maisons des vins Saint Chinian

In 1623, Pierre Mercadier planted the first vines. The estate, handed down from mother to daughter, was enriched with schist terroirs under the direction of Christine and Luc. The Clos Bagatelle coat of arms, a woman in armor, foretells an adventurous history. Today, Luc manages the vineyards, Christine, his sister, the marketing and Françoise looks after the estate and exports. A place where challenges are met in a spirit of complicity to offer fine, quality wines: AOC Saint-Chinian red and rosé, a white and Muscat de Saint-Jean-de Minervois.

It was in this house that Charles Trenet's father once held his office as a notary. Today it is the property of the Saint-Chinian wine syndicate and houses a rather remarkable producers' shop: more than 300 references of AOC Saint-Chinian are present there. What a treat! The house also offers introductory tasting courses and discovery tours of culture, tourism, vineyards and gastronomy ... Quite a programme!

The Saint-Chinian cooperative winery, founded in 1937, is run by a hundred passionate winegrowers. Since 2013, it has been combining exceptional cuvées with works by contemporary artists, an original concept called l'Art en Cave. Great names in art have already collaborated on this project, including painter Laura Chaplin, granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin, and Breton artist Eric Fleury in 2019. The paintings created on the vats are reproduced on the vintage bottle labels. A combination of art and wine that we love!