Château The COLUMBIA

Philippe and Diane Cauvin cultivate the fetish and emblematic Grape variety of Fronton, the "Négrette", in the most beautiful way. Without forgetting the native Grape variety derived from the Savagnin "le Bouysselet". A Grape variety on the verge of disappearing for good a few years ago... but that was without counting on the passion of the Cauvin couple, eager for purity and the valorization of the terroir! On the 17 hectares, there are also Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Gamay and Sauvignon for cuvées that combine balance, subtlety and astonishing tactile qualities. Château La Colombière has been linked to the vine since the 15th century and symbolises a piece of history in the Fronton area all by itself. Owned by the church until the French Revolution, the Winery passed into the hands of the Chabanon family, one of whose members was the mayor of Villaudric. A period when château was one of the first to bottle what was then called the Côtes-du-Frontonnais, located halfway between Montauban and Toulouse.

In 1984, the vineyard was bought by Baron François de Driesen. Then came the end of the 1990s, the time for his daughter Diane to join him in the adventure. Initially involved in marketing, she gradually trained herself in the business of winemaker. Enthusiastic and determined, she took over Winery in 2006 with her husband Philippe Cauvin. The couple's first major decision was to start converting the vines to organic and biodynamic agriculture. These conditions were necessary to stop the trivialization of taste and to bring a precious added value to the recognition of the Fronton appellation, too often decried.