The word "Panigon" appears for the very first time around 1534, under the pen of the french writer Rabelais in his novel Gargantua and Pantagruel.

As a great wine lover, Rabelais tells the story of Panurge and Pantagruel, on their way to consult the oracle of the Dive bottle, and their reception by the king Holy-Panigon on the island of Chely.

Rabelais

The Plane Trees were planted in XVIII century in order to protect from the summer heat the cellar and barrels  situated originally in the chateau buildig.