Chateau La Louviere
The first vineyard of the estate was planted in 1476, in a place called La Lobeyra, on land owned by the Guilloche family since 1398. In the period 1510-1550 many lands were acquired by Pierre de Guilloche and his son Jean de Guilloche. Lady Roquetaillade, the heir of the Guilloche family, sold La Louvière in 1618 to Arnaud de Gascq, abbot of the Abbey of Saint-Ferme.
He donated the estate in 1620 to Notre Dame de Misericordia. At this time the property was in bad shape, but was restored by the monks. Under the management of the monks, both red and white wines were produced during the early part of the XNUMXth century, and shipped to customers in Picardy, England and Flanders.
In November 1789, following the French Revolution, the Assemblée Nationale confiscated all the property of the church, which included the estate of La Louvière. After the confiscation, the property was auctioned off, and La Louvière was bought by Bordeaux wine merchant Jean-Baptiste Mareilhac in 1791. Marheilhac also built a modern chateau for the estate. The castle of which François Lhote was the architect; it has become a historical monument since 1991.