Roc d'Anglade

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Domaine Roc d'Anglade is the benchmark for red wines from the Gard and one of the great biodynamic wines of the Languedoc. Founded in 1999 by Rémy Pédréno in Langlade in the Gard on north-facing calcareous marl soils — a terroir distinguished by Louis XIV in 1696 — it produces certified organic age-worthy wines from the Languedoc of a freshness and finesse that nothing in the Midi can replicate. The Roc d'Anglade red, Carignan-dominant, the Roc d'Anglade white made from Chenin, one of the rare great age-worthy whites from the south of France, and the Reserva Especial are among the rarest Languedoc-Roussillon wines most sought after by lovers of great Languedoc wines. Landmark vintages: 2011, 2016, 2021, 2023 and 2019.

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Domaine Roc d'Anglade: the birth of a great wine from the Gard

The story of Domaine Roc d'Anglade is that of a passion that took over everything else. Rémy Pédréno was an engineer — nothing predisposed him to becoming a winemaker. But faced with a glass that moved him deeply, he asked himself a simple question: what would this wine taste like if he had made it himself? The answer would take a lifetime.

Before planting his first vine, he trained alongside René Rostaing, a leading figure of Côte-Rôtie and the Northern Rhône, who passed on to him the essential lesson: listen to your terroir, never seek the easy path. In 1999, Rémy Pédréno settled with his wife Martine in Langlade and released his first red wine from the Gard in 2000. Very quickly, the most discerning enthusiasts and sommeliers began to spread the word: something exceptional was happening in Langlade.

His choice to remain under IGP Gard rather than pursue an AOC is not a lack of ambition — it is precisely the opposite. Outside the rules of appellation, Rémy Pédréno is free in every respect: free to let Carignan express itself fully in his reds and Chenin to dominate his whites. Two bold choices that define the identity of the wines of Roc d'Anglade and make them recognisable among thousands.

Langlade in the Gard: a legendary terroir served at the court of Louis XIV

There is a village in the Gard whose name few people know, yet which Louis XIV considered remarkable enough to have its wines served at his court: Langlade. In 1696, he awarded it the Blason Viticole — an exceedingly rare distinction. Before the phylloxera crisis, the wines of Langlade were mentioned in the same breath as the great Burgundies — a comparison that the geology of this exceptional terroir fully justifies.

What geology explains, the glass confirms. The soils of Langlade produce wines of a finesse, tension and length that nothing in the surrounding area can replicate. Add to that a full north-facing exposure — paradoxical under this southern sun — which preserves the freshness of the grapes right through to harvest, and you understand why the Roc d'Anglade red resembles a great Burgundy more than the generous reds of the Midi: fine tannins, a taut palate, a long and mineral finish.

Biodynamics, Carignan and Chenin: what makes Roc d'Anglade unique in the Languedoc

From the very beginning, Rémy Pédréno chose certified organic farming and biodynamics — not as a certification to display, but as a way of being with his vines. His ten hectares in Langlade are worked by hand, in harmony with natural cycles. This attention to detail is read directly in the glass: a purity of fruit, an aromatic precision and a consistency vintage after vintage that make the Roc d'Anglade estate one of the most reliable values in organic Languedoc.

Carignan is the central grape variety of the Roc d'Anglade reds — a variety long underestimated in the Languedoc, which Rémy Pédréno has succeeded in rehabilitating by revealing its depth and elegance on this exceptional terroir. Chenin — a Loire variety planted here against all regional conventions — gives the Roc d'Anglade white its salivating minerality and its remarkable capacity to age, making it one of the rare great age-worthy whites of the Languedoc.

The three cuvées of Roc d'Anglade

Domaine Roc d'Anglade produces only three cuvées — and it is precisely this focus that gives it its strength. The Roc d'Anglade red opens on aromas of red fruits, dried herbs and gentle spices. The palate is taut, the tannins of a fineness rare for a red wine from the Languedoc, the finish long and mineral. An age-worthy wine from the Gard that deserves five to eight years of cellaring to express its full complexity.

The Reserva Especial Roc d'Anglade is the most moving cuvée of the estate. Rémy Pédréno has been building it since 2008 as a tribute to his grandfather Laureano, a vineyard worker in Spain: each year, a portion of the finest wines is set aside, then blended with previous vintages to form a wine that accumulates the depth of the years. First bottling in 2013. The result is a great Languedoc-Roussillon wine of extraordinary complexity, produced in infinitesimally small quantities.

Roc d'Anglade, a key player among the great references of the Languedoc

On the map of great Languedoc-Roussillon wines, Roc d'Anglade holds a place apart. Like Mas Jullien on the Terrasses du Larzac or Grange des Pères in Aniane, Rémy Pédréno chose freedom over appellation. These estates share the same conviction: that the Languedoc can produce age-worthy wines from the Gard and the Languedoc capable of rivalling the greatest French references.

La Revue du Vin de France awards the Roc d'Anglade estate two stars in its 2024 guide — among the rare wines of the Gard described as "unmissable, endowed with fabulous terroirs." Alongside Mas Jullien, Grange des Pères and Domaine de Montcalmès, Rémy Pédréno is counted among the winemakers who have durably changed the world's perception of the Languedoc.

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