Wines, terroirs, winemakers of Occitanie
Established on the vineyard of Fronton, but producing much more than strictly appellation wines, Chateau Clamens stands out as a demonstrative signature of the richness of its terroir.
Located in the historic heart of the AOP Gaillac, the Jérôme Bézios vineyards produce an exclusive range of Gaillac wines based on the characteristics of two terroirs: Merchant's Cross et Palvié Castle.
Before being the names of great domains, Chateau Bouscassé et Chateau Montus are the work of one man: Alain Brumont. Certainly one of the most creative winegrowers in Occitanie, Alain Brumont is also the ambassador of a very great wine to which he has conferred all its nobility: the Madiran.
If at Domaine de Joÿ joy reigns in the wines, Floc de Gascogne and Armagnacs, it is surely because of its name and the generosity of its terroir labeled High Environmental Value that they first draw it.
Fabrice Durou, winemaker at Gaudou Castle, develops Cahors wines which reconcile the resources of the grape variety between tradition and contemporaneity Malbec.
The following article is from before the year 2022, period from which Chateau Montana has changed ownership: it is now managed by Jean Jonquères d’Oriola.
Certifié HVE, committed to organic conversion, Chateau Montana is established at Banyuls-dels-aspres, village of Coasts of Roussillon characterized by its wine terroir as qualitative as it is expressive.
On the Maury cru, Mas Camps first and foremost as a distinctive mark. It is indeed under this name claimed as a signature of its know-how thatOlivier Castells produces its wines.
Au Aydie Castle en Madiran the wines are built and claimed as a signature steeped in history and know-how: that of Laplace family.
Invested in appellations Languedoc “Grés de Montpellier” et Languedoc “Pezenas”, Chateau Haut-Blanville is characterized by a plot-based approach to the vineyard where each wine applies to express the mineral qualities of the terroir that saw its birth.
Established for several generations in the AOP Cahors terroir, Didier Pelvillain is the conductor of Vignobles Pelvillain. It produces on three different terroirs demonstrative wines of all the resources of the Cahors wine and the Malbec grape that characterizes it.
In Viella, in the Madiran vineyard, the Château du Pouey enjoys one of the most favorable terroir. Bastien Lannusse, a talented young winegrower, vinifies there under three appellations: Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh, Madiran and Côtes de Gascogne.
Labeled High Environmental Value (French Environmental Label), combining its warm welcome with the generosity of its range of wines, the Domaine Saint-Thomas is also needed in Roussillon by its exceptional cuvées produced in appellations Collioure et Banyuls Grand Cru.
Established in Côtes de Gascogne, labeled High Environmental Value, Domaine les Remparts is distinguished by its terroir balanced between reds and whites, its vintage Armagnacs de Ténarèze and its recently awarded Floc de Gascogne.
Operating 60 hectares of vines under the High Environmental Value label, the Domaine des Cassagnoles was a pioneer of Côtes de Gascogne varietal wines and continues the traditional production of Armagnac and Floc de Gascogne.
At Villa Dria, whose name recalls the ancient past of the Eauze region, Côtes de Gascogne wines are structured with the intelligence of the soil and the right expression of its geological potential.