The estate of Château La Bridane has been in the same family since the end of the 17th century. Now led by Bruno Saintout, the land originally belonged to the parish of Saint Laurent and was tended to by Abbot Bridane. Bridane was a secular priest who earned extra income as a miller with a windmill near the site where the cellar stands now. With the end of The Ancient Regime and beginning of The French Revolution, the land passed from the hands of the Church to Bruno Saintout’s lay ancestors, setting about their future as a récoltant indépendant.