Among the sparkling wines of the southwest, the Mauzac ancestral method produced in the Gaillac appellation testifies to a know-how inherited from the oldest wine-growing traditions of Occitania..
The Mauzac ancestral method
Sketch, by Domaine Rotier
Vinified without sulphites, the cuvée Sketch du Domain Rotier goes with the freshness and vitality of the summer season.
Brian Devaux, Sommelier
After having occupied the position of head sommelier in a beautiful establishment in Occitania, Brian Devaux currently officiates in Lorraine with the starred restaurant Toya. Professional and passionate, he won the title of “Sommelier” of the Grand Est at the end of the Gault & Millau Tour 2018.
Prunelart by Clément Termes
The interest of a wine produced in a single varietal grows when it opens with a revelation. This is the case of a new cuvée signed Clément Termes which brings back to life a typical grape variety from the Gaillac vineyard that we thought had long since disappeared: Prunelard.
The dry whites of Château Lastours
Whether they are still wines or sparkling wines, white wines hold a notorious place in the Gaillac appellation. They are distinguished by one main specificity: they are made from the majority indigenous grape varieties. Among these we can count the Duras, the Loin de l'Œil and the Mauzac. The dry whites of Château Lastours are told in two cuvées: Gravels et Moon Glow.
In Vinum, amphora wine by Sarrabelle
Braucol is a local appellation of the Gaillac vineyard to name this variety from the south-west more commonly called Fer servadou. Braucol is distinguished by its tannic potential and its aromatic typicity where red fruits and spices are accompanied by vegetal evocations. From this profile emerges the call for vinification and aging capable of rounding off the structure and sublimating the bouquets.
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Domain Rotier
In Cadalen, in the Gaillac vineyard, Domain Rotier is equally distinguished by its terroir of serious than by its labeling in organic viticulture. The attentive work of the vine, the mastery of the grape varieties, give substance to wines of appellation with careful breeding.
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Sarrabelle domain
On the Gaillac vineyard, the vines of Sarrabelle domain thrive on exceptional soils. The vinifications are particularly careful and the most elaborate admirably reconcile the virtues of barrels and amphorae.
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Chateau Lastours
In the Gaillac vineyard, Chateau Lastours covers fifty-five hectares of vines, fifty of which are in full production. Honoring the traditions of the Gaillac terroir, the estate has produced the range of wines typical of the appellation for several generations.
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Field Five Peyres
Located in the Gaillac vineyard, the domain Five Peyres is driven by Charles Bonnafont, one of the young winegrowers of the appellation. The estate, which benefits from a remarkable topography and landscape, is fully exploited in biodynamic agriculture.
Domaine Plageoles
Au Domaine Plageoles we speak Gaillac. Not the technical Gaillac, but the authentic Gaillac: the one that draws its words from the depths of the history of the vineyard. Because at Plageoles we enter the domain of history of which six generations of winegrowers are custodians.
Domaine Gayrard
Very close to Cordes-sur-Ciel, at the northern limit of Gaillac vineyard, Domaine Gayrard is undergoing a renaissance. Enjoying a terroir very favorable to vines as well as truffle oaks, engaged in organic conversion, this wine stronghold could soon be one of the references of the appellation.
Domaine Causse Marines
Patrice Lescarret was born in Bordeaux, grew up in Bordeaux and still sets sail in Bordeaux. But talking to him about Bordeaux is in vain. He doesn't care about the label: let's talk about wine instead. Because at Causse Marines we are not only a winegrower: we first make wine, Gaillac wine.
Mayragues Castle
Built on a very old area of Gaillac vineyard, Mayragues Castle is already in itself an architectural pearl of the XNUMXthe century perfectly restored. Examples of biodynamic viticulture, the Gaillac wines which are produced there are at the same time a creative, coherent and controlled expression of the appellation.
Domain of the Ramaye
If wine always tells a story, at Domain of the Ramaye he also has a voice: that of Michel Issaly who tells it, tells it and whose words we drink as we drink our wine with the wonder of the terroir rediscovered.