Nestled between seas and mountains in the heart of an historical Provence, Château Saint Baillon spreads itself on 500 acres of wooded hillsides, vineyards and orchards.
Since the Gallo-Roman period, vines and olive-trees are have been cultivated at Saint Baillon. Lots of remains survive from this era such as an “Oppidum” (a former military settlement from ancient Rome) that overlooks the

property, a glass furnace and terraces built by the Roman slaves. Moreover, Saint Baillon was formerly called ‘Saint Bayou’, named after a Christian martyr devoured by lions in the 3rd century in Nîmes’ arenas.  From the end of the Roman Empire in the 7th century, the inhabitants of “Flacianis” and Saint Baillon suffered like the rest of “Provincia” from the invasion of Visigoths, Vandals and Francs. After the 7th century, Saracen incursions forced isolated hamlets such as Saint Baillon to fortify itself. Until the 18th century rural life naturally went on, interrupted by a few insecure periods. The estate was then bought by a rich shipbuilder who wanted to escape from Marseille’s plague. In the 19th century, his descendants developed grape growing with other activities, most notably a tile works factory producing tiles and bricks made from the local clay and a silkworm rearing house.

Saint Baillon entered into the “Appellation Contrôlée” system in 1977, and at this time, a big peach-orchard was also created. In 1980, Hervé Goudard, a former lawyer, bought the domaine and its land. As a member of the first generation of the Côtes de Provence “ reformers ”, a co-founder of both the “Crus de la Côte d’Azur ” and the famous regatta the “Route du Rosé ”, Hervé’s goal has always been to produce excellent wines from this unforgettable “terroir”.