The original castle of Lafont must date back to the High Middle Ages. During those times of feudalism and war, the domain had fortification walls and a moat.

La Font – ‘Font’ meaning ‘Fountain’ in Old French – was already given to the domain in the XV^th century. It was called this way because of its abundant natural water resources.

After the Hundred Years' War, which ended in 1453 in the nearby town of Castillon-la-Bataille west of Lafont, the domain has housed noble families for centuries.

Archives can trace back Lafont's vassals as early as 1464, when the archbishop of Bordeaux, powerful lord of the region, granted the property of Lafont to a noble family called the de Lalande, for over two centuries.
     It is likely during the XVII^th century, still under their occupancy, that the dovecote was built.

In 1721, the Barraud family, nobles of the sword, acquired Lafont and occupied it for nearly a century.
     This family has greatly transformed the domain during the XVIII^th century, rebuilding the domain into a smaller manor, reducing the other housings and barns whilst bringing them closer around a small courtyard.

After the French Revolution, nobility was abolished and the domain was bought in 1806 by certain Pierre Vincent Bélair, wealthy man from a nearby town. Château de Lafont's legacy has been passed down in the same family ever since.
     The descendants of the Bélair who inherited of Lafont were later called Sicard during the mid-XIX^th century, and finally di Tullio since the beginning of the XX^th century until today.

Château de Lafont's legacy is now held by Bernard di Tullio, who has restored the domain since the 1980s, making it the elegant Gentilhommière it is today, whilst reacquiring its lands of yore and reflourishing the domain's winemaking activity.