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Les vignes
Comme l'attestent les anciens plans cadastraux, il y a toujours eu des vignes à Montplaisir. Un vaste champ entre la rivière et la route menant à Bédarieux était dédié à la production viticole. Cette production cesse dans les années 1980. Elle est renouvelée en 2016 avec l'implantation de Chardonnay, Viognier, Alvarinho, Petit Manseng et Syrah. Un terroir frais et les sols argilo-calcaires situés à 200 mètres d'altitude confèrent fluidité et élégance aux vins blancs.
You can taste Montplaisir's wine at our sister site, Château Capion. The tasting room is open from Monday to Friday, 10:00 till 18:00; and in July and August, every day from 10:00 till 18:30
ADDRESS:
Château Capion SARL, Chemin de Capion 34150, Aniane, France
PHONE:
+33(0) 4 67 57 71 37
EMAIL:
contact@chateaucapion.com
tourisme@chateaucapion.com
Go to Chateau Capion
ADDRESS:
Château Capion SARL, Chemin de Capion 34150, Aniane, France
PHONE:
+33(0) 4 67 57 71 37
EMAIL:
contact@chateaucapion.com
tourisme@chateaucapion.com
Go to Chateau Capion
Located in the foothills of the Larzac plateau, the Montplaisir estate is closely linked to the history of Lodève, a Roman, then episcopal, city in the South of France; and, in the early to mid 19th century, an important centre for the textile industry. This was when Montplaisir, a former farm as well as a residence owned by several noteworthy people, became a large textile factory.
Today the property has reinvented itself again as a vineyard producing beautiful fresh aromatic wines.
Today the property has reinvented itself again as a vineyard producing beautiful fresh aromatic wines.
Montplaisir's first vintage (2019) is dedicated to the great French economist and its one-time owner, Michel Chevalier. It is blended from a Viognier base and aged in barrel for 8 months. It combines a delicate structure with aromas of summer flowers, white peach and cream.
The House
The first mention of Montplaisir dates back to 1707 when it was described as a farm comprising "house, garden, meadows, vines, chestnut fields, woods, fields and shores" not far from La Roche Percée (Pierced Rock). Later, it became the residence of various notable persons of the district. Then, at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, work was done to modernise the estate — and a large, very eclectic main house was built. However, to this day, the Izarn and Soulondre rivers, the chestnut trees, the picturesque gardens and vineyards around the house remain as they have for centuries.
The vineyard
As the old cadastral maps attest, there have always been vines at Montplaisir, in fact. A vast field between the river and the road leading to Bédarieux was once deemed the best plot for wine production, but production here ceased in the 1980s. With the establishment of a new vineyard in 2016, production has begun again. On 4.5 ha, plantings of Chardonnay, Viognier, Alvarinho, Petit Manseng and Syrah are farmed using organic methods. The vineyard is located at 200m altitude and is composed of clay-limestone soils that bring elegance and finesse to its terroir-driven white wines.
The owner
Known as Saint-Simonien when he was younger, Michel Chevalier trained as an engineer and later became a liberal political economist who advised Napoleon III. He was also the author and promoter of a free trade treaty between France and Great Britain. This treaty marked a new era in trade and shaped the contours of the future European Union. Chevalier moved to Montplaisir by marrying Emma Fournier, granddaughter of Gaspard Barbot, mayor of Lodève and daughter of René Fournier, the owner of the textile factory and the estate.
The House
The first mention of Montplaisir dates back to 1707 when it was described as a farm comprising "house, garden, meadows, vines, chestnut fields, woods, fields and shores" not far from La Roche Percée (Pierced Rock). Later, it became the residence of various notable persons of the district. Then, at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, work was done to modernise the estate — and a large, very eclectic main house was built. However, to this day, the Izarn and Soulondre rivers, the chestnut trees, the picturesque gardens and vineyards around the house remain as they have for centuries.
The owner
Known as Saint-Simonien when he was younger, Michel Chevalier trained as an engineer and later became a liberal political economist who advised Napoleon III. He was also the author and promoter of a free trade treaty between France and Great Britain. This treaty marked a new era in trade and shaped the contours of the future European Union. Chevalier moved to Montplaisir by marrying Emma Fournier, granddaughter of Gaspard Barbot, mayor of Lodève and daughter of René Fournier, the owner of the textile factory and the estate.
The vineyard
As the old cadastral maps attest, there have always been vines at Montplaisir, in fact. A vast field between the river and the road leading to Bédarieux was once deemed the best plot for wine production, but production here ceased in the 1980s. With the establishment of a new vineyard in 2016, production has begun again. On 4.5 ha, plantings of Chardonnay, Viognier, Alvarinho, Petit Manseng and Syrah are farmed using organic methods. The vineyard is located at 200m altitude and is composed of clay-limestone soils that bring elegance and finesse to its terroir-driven white wines.
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