Or how Paris became the City of Light

The name of Gabriel Nicolas de La Reynie (1625–1709) has gone down in history as that of the first Lieutenant General of Police of Paris, appointed by Louis XIV. He had the first lanterns installed to illuminate the capital. This is how Paris became the ‘City of Light’. He also organised the fight against crime and led the investigation into the famous Affair of the Poisons. But what is less well known… Is that alongside his responsibilities at the heart of royal power, La Reynie owned vineyards and land in Langon and Saint-Pierre-de-Mons, on the lieux-dits Peyron and Respide. Inherited from his Bordeaux in-laws, these lands combined meadows, woodland and meticulously maintained vines. La Reynie owned our finest terroirs (Peyron, Bouché), and these parcels were already 100% planted with vines in 1700. Proof that great terroirs are nothing new! It is only a small step from there to saying that, thanks to Cazebonne, Paris became the City of Light!