Wines from the Languedoc-Roussillon region

Region Languedoc-Roussillon

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Languedoc-Roussillon is France's largest vineyard: nearly 230,000 hectares of vines, one in every three bottles produced in France, and more than 2,600 years of uninterrupted winemaking history. But what makes this region unique today is not its volume — it is its qualitative revolution. From the Terrasses du Larzac to Roussillon, from Pic Saint-Loup to the schists of Faugères, a generation of independent winemakers has transformed this land of garrigue and Mediterranean sunshine into one of the most exciting vineyards in the world — age-worthy wines from Languedoc-Roussillon that rival France's greatest references, at prices that Bordeaux and Burgundy at the same level can no longer offer.
Key vintages: 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2021.

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Appellation Faugères - SoDivin

Appellation Faugères
Appellation Terrasses du Larzac - SoDivin

Appellation Terrasses du Larzac
Appellation Pic Saint-Loup - SoDivin

Appellation Pic Saint-Loup
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Languedoc-Roussillon: the vineyard that changed France

Thirty years ago, nobody was looking for a great wine in Languedoc-Roussillon. Today, some bottles from this region are snapped up on allocation and feature on the finest tables in the world. This reversal is not the result of clever marketing — it is the direct consequence of a generation of exceptional winemakers who have made absolute quality and respect for terroir a reason for being.

Languedoc-Roussillon is today in full bloom. New estates emerge every year, a new generation takes over the reins of the founding properties, and Languedoc-Roussillon wines are making their mark in international rankings and in the cellars of the world's greatest sommeliers. The region also attracts talent from elsewhere — winemakers trained in Burgundy, in Côte-Rôtie, at Domaine de la Romanée-Conti — who see in these garrigue and schist terroirs a potential that remains largely untapped.

It was Aimé Guibert who fired the first shot, planting Cabernet Sauvignon at Aniane in 1972 on glacial scree that a geologist had compared to the terroirs of the Côte d'Or. Gault & Millau would present the first vintage of Mas Daumas Gassac in 1982 as "a Languedoc Château Lafite." Since then, Laurent Vaillé at Grange des Pères, Marlène Soria at Peyre Rose, Olivier Jullien at Mas Jullien, and Rémy Pédréno at Roc d'Anglade have each, in their own way, demonstrated that Languedoc is a land of great wines. This conviction is today shared across the entire world.

Visionary winemakers, extreme terroirs: what makes Languedoc unique

What strikes you when you delve into the Languedoc-Roussillon vineyard is the absolute diversity of profiles: here, a former engineer who crafts red wines from the Gard comparable to the greatest Burgundies; there, a solitary winemaker who ages her Languedoc Syrah for ten years before releasing it; elsewhere, the son of a Catalan vigneron who rehabilitates old Grenache and Carignan vines forgotten for generations. Each follows the same logic: terroir first, nothing else.

The AOP Pic Saint-Loup produces some of the finest red wines in Languedoc: perched between two limestone ridges north of Montpellier, this vineyard benefits from cool nights that give the wines a tension and freshness rare under such sunlight. Les Terrasses du Larzac go even further: between 200 and 400 metres in altitude, on limestone and sandstone, they produce age-worthy wines from Languedoc of a complexity that evokes the great appellations of the Northern Rhône. And the AOP Languedoc as a whole — from Nîmes to Narbonne — harbours exceptional micro-terroirs still largely unknown to the general public.

Faugères, Roussillon, Côtes Catalanes: the new territories of great wine

If Languedoc-Roussillon is buzzing with activity, it is also because territories long in the shadows are now asserting themselves as benchmarks. The AOP Faugères and its unique blue schist soils in Languedoc yield red wines from Faugères with a ferruginous minerality and a finesse that the wine world is only beginning to appreciate. It is one of the most undervalued appellations in France.

At the other end of the region, Roussillon and the IGP Côtes Catalanes are experiencing a moment of grace. Lionel Gauby in Calce led the way: with 45 hectares of old vines farmed biodynamically, he produces red wines from Roussillon and white wines from Roussillon that rank among the most impressive in France. A new generation of Catalan winemakers is following in his footsteps — Hervé Bizeul at Clos des Fées in Vingrau, and many others — producing Roussillon wines of a complexity and identity that belong to this Catalan land alone.

IGP Gard, IGP Hérault: the free-spirited wines that push every boundary

One of Languedoc-Roussillon's strengths — and one of its absolutely distinctive features in the French wine landscape — is having produced some of its greatest wines outside any appellation. The region accounts for more than 68% of IGP volumes produced in France: an ecosystem of freedom that has enabled the emergence of revolutionary cuvées.

Mas Daumas Gassac in IGP Hérault, La Grange des Pères by Laurent Vaillé in IGP Hérault, Roc d'Anglade by Rémy Pédréno in IGP Gard — these estates all chose the freedom of grape varieties and blends over the comfort of an appellation. The result? Some of the most sought-after free-spirited wines from the Languedoc on the market, trading at prices reserved for France's greatest appellations, and aging over fifteen, twenty, sometimes thirty years. Proof that in Languedoc-Roussillon, the best is often found where you least expect it.

Buying Languedoc-Roussillon wines: our selection, our vintages

Our selection of Languedoc-Roussillon wines is built around a simple principle: to offer only estates run by winemakers who have made absolute exigence and terroir their sole compass. No négociant wines, no branded wines — only independent properties, often farmed biodynamically, whose red wines from Languedoc, white wines from Roussillon and great wines from Languedoc-Roussillon stand as enduring references.

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