Domaine Montrose is the fruit of Coste’s family labour, a family who have been perpetuating their winemaking know-how for more than 300 years, and who lovingly work to ensure this heritage is passed on to future generations.
Family terroir
Montrose is located in the South of France, in the Languedoc region, just a few kilometres from Pézenas and the Mediterranean. The property boasts 80ha of vines, grouped together around the estate.
The estate is located in Côtes de Thongue, a small region made up of about fifty producers. The producers of this wine appellation have the particularity of having declined to be granted official AOC certification in order to ensure their own freedom, to be able to create their own personal wines.
Montrose vines are grown on soils that are typical for this wine appellation: Villafranchiens terraces (i.e. with small Ordonnance de Joseph Alazard, ancêtre de la famille Costeround pebbles) and clay-limestone. We are also lucky to own vines located on the sides of two volcanos, Montrose and Montredon, which endow our wines with a characteristic flavour.
Centuries old history
The name Montrose appears on the first French cadastral maps, the Cassini maps, drawn up after 1756. The name can actually be traced as far back as 1696, but its origin is much older, proof of which can be found in underground cellars dating back to the 16th century.
The Three Lizards: family crest since 1701
On 1 July 1701, Joseph Alazard received a crest featuring Three Lizards. Today, his descendants, Bernard and his son Olivier Coste, run Domaine Montrose. As a tribute to their ancestor, The Three Lizards appear on all Montrose bottles.

Website | www.domaine-montrose.com/en/ |
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Country | France |
Region | Languedoc |
Appellation | Cotes de Thongue, Faugeres, Faugeres blanc, VDF |
From this Winery
The best way to appreciate this wine is to invite friends over, open a bottle and enjoy the moment. This Sauvignon is fruity, very exuberant & expressive.
No boring viognier here. Lively and dashing, this cuvee is remarkable for its intense aromas and freshness.
Montrose Chardonnay has character. It is an elegant wine. It has been aged in stainless steel tanks rather than in oak barrels to preserve its freshness, its fruity aromas and its mineralty.
A fresh, fruity wine to enjoy with friends.
This orange wine is a tribute to antiquity. It is a white wine vinified in the same way as a red, macerating the grapes for 7 days before pressing.
We love this wine for its rich aromas and fine tannins, which will accompany you from aperitif to meal.
It is a fruity wine with a nose of white flowers and the minerality characteristic of schist terroirs.
HVE certified
Montrose’s Rosé is the emblematic wine of the Coste family. There are many reasons for its success. The Coste are winemakers looking for elegance and conviviality, they make continuous efforts to improve quality.
A very elegant rosé to enyoy chilled. Perfect wine from apperitif to desert when the wheather is hot !
The tiger symbolizes the power and balance of this wine.
HVE certification
A secret cuvee that produces only 5,000 to 8,000 pieces a year.
Named Salamandol (Salamander) after the lizard, the emblem of Monrose since 1701.
It features an elegant, sophisticated and complex taste.