Wines, terroirs, winemakers of Occitanie
While the Limoux appellation is renowned for its sparkling wines, the terroir is also highly suited to still wines. This is notably illustrated by Anne de Joyeuse, a cooperative winery whose production is entirely dedicated to red, white and rosé wines.
Labeled Vineyards & Discoveries since 2019, Chateau Laurou stands out as one of the major areas of Fronton labeled organic. Another distinction and not the least: Guy Salmona who has been at the head of the estate since 1997 has been ranked "best winegrower in the Frontonborn 2018”.
Whether we speak Armagnac or Liqueur, at Domaine de Saoubis everything is orchestrated by respect for nature and the desire to restore the intact strength of essences and plant aromas. Maurice de Mandelaëre has a mastery of it which is to be tasted with pleasure just as much as it is heard with passion.
In the Fronton vines grown to organic standards are rare. Château Boujac is one of them and deserves a stop. So we will taste wines that are both typical of the AOC and of a spontaneity where the fruit is expressed in good balance and full intensity.
Made without sulfites, the Esquisse cuvée from Domaine Rotier is perfectly suited to the freshness and vitality of the summer season.
In the La Clape vineyards, one name stands out: Château Pech Redon . Taking its name from one of the most picturesque sites in the massif, the estate exemplifies the Mediterranean characteristics that distinguish the wines of this appellation. It is also one of the most respectful of the protected natural park that surrounds it.
Domaine Séailles is located in Mouchan, in the Gers region. As is traditional in the Côtes de Gascogne , Armagnac and wines with the typical aromatic profiles of the appellation form the core of its production. Its notable distinguishing feature is its entirely organic production.
In Cadalen, in the Gaillac wine region , Domaine Rotier stands out as much for its gravelly terroir as for its organic viticulture certification. The meticulous work in the vineyard and the careful selection of grape varieties result in appellation wines with refined aging.
If in the vineyard Fronton the reputation of wines from Chateau Plaisance is no longer to be done, the virtuous stance adopted by Marc Penavayre for the cultivation of its vines deserves our attention.
Located in the Gaillac vineyards , the Cinq Peyres estate is run by Charles Bonnafont , one of the appellation's young winemakers. The estate, which benefits from remarkable topography and landscape, is entirely farmed using biodynamic methods.
The following article predates autumn 2018. Since then, Mas du Soleilla has changed ownership. Acquired by the Gérard Bertrand vineyards , it is now part of the Château l'Hospitalet wine and wine tourism complex.
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At Domaine Plageoles, they speak Gaillac . Not the technical Gaillac, but the authentic Gaillac: the one that draws its words from the very depths of the vineyard's history. Because at Plageoles , you enter the realm of history, a history held in trust by six generations of winemakers.
Patrice Lescarret was born in Bordeaux, grew up in Bordeaux, and still sets sail for Bordeaux. But talking to him about Bordeaux is pointless. He doesn't care about the label: let's talk about the wine. Because in Causse Marines , they're not just winemakers: they make wine first and foremost, Gaillac wine.
Built on a very old estate in the Gaillac vineyards , the Château de Mayragues is in itself a perfectly restored 12th - century architectural gem. Exemplary of biodynamic viticulture, the Gaillac wines produced there are a creative, coherent, and masterful expression of the appellation.
If wine always tells a story, at Domaine de la Ramaye it also has a voice: that of Michel Issaly who tells it, recounts it and whose words we drink in as we drink his wine with the wonder of the rediscovered terroir.