Château Saint Louis hosts company seminars, training days, wine tastings, gala dinners and weddings, with a main hall that takes up to 180 people in theater layout and two smaller meeting rooms. Weddings here range from 50 to 180 guests. The estate is a 35-hectare organic wine property at Labastide-Saint-Pierre, in Tarn-et-Garonne, between Toulouse and Montauban.
Seminars and company events
The main hall covers 185 square meters, with a large fireplace and bay windows onto the vines and the barrel cellar. It seats up to 180 in theater layout for a plenary session or a product launch. For smaller groups, an upstairs boardroom takes about 30 people and has a video projector and a private terrace over the vines. A seminar room seats 40 in theater layout or 20 in a U-shape, and a 30-square-meter lounge with a fireplace serves as a breakout space.
Screens, video projectors and sound systems are installed in the rooms, with high-speed Wi-Fi throughout the château, flipcharts and whiteboards. The car park takes 60 cars or six coaches. The day can end with a visit to the vines and the barrel cellar, a tasting workshop led by the estate team, a blending or food and wine pairing session, or a harvest morning in season. Past clients named by the estate include Airbus, EDF, Colas and the chamber of commerce. The oenology center of ENSAT Toulouse holds its graduation day here each year.
Weddings and receptions
The main hall seats up to 180 for dinner. The paved terrace of 66 square meters and the gardens host the drinks reception, and the strongroom, the barrel cellar and the rows of vines serve as photo backdrops. The estate's organic wines can be served from the reception to dessert. The site also lists private tasting dinners, painting exhibitions and small regional producer fairs.
Rooms and capacities
Main hall: 185 square meters, up to 180 in theater layout or at dinner. Boardroom: about 30 people. Seminar room: 40 in theater, 20 in U-shape. Lounge: 30 square meters. Terrace: 66 square meters. The reception hall was brought up to accessibility standards in 2021.
Accommodation
The estate rents one duplex apartment, L'Antre de Saint Louis, with two bedrooms, each with twin beds that convert to a king-size bed and a desk area, a living room with a fireplace and a terrace over the vines. For larger groups, the estate points guests to accommodation nearby.
Catering
Meals come from the estate's partner caterers, from lunch trays to gala dinners. They work in an equipped kitchen with a wood-fired oven, and the estate adds a covered barbecue and a summer bar in fine weather.
History and setting
Marie-Cécile and Ali Mahmoudi bought the estate in 1991. Ali, a winemaker and doctor in atomic physics, planted the first Chardonnay in the Fronton appellation. The vineyard has been farmed organically since 2005, certified by Ecocert, and the red wines are built on Négrette, the local grape. Benoit Mahmoudi has run the estate since 2018, with Sylvie Luvisutto in charge of production for more than 20 years. The house mixes regional and Persian styles, and a strongroom recalls the founders' story.
Getting there
Toulouse-Blagnac airport is about 30 minutes away by car, and Bordeaux airport about 1 hour 45 minutes. The address is lieu-dit Saint Louis, 380 chemin du Bois Vieux, Labastide-Saint-Pierre. The car park takes 60 cars or six coaches, so a coach transfer from Toulouse is straightforward.
