Languedoc-Roussillon’s premium reds – Blind Tasting

Produced from Syrah and Grenache planted in the 1980s, this wine is given a long, nine-week maceration then aged for up to 36 months in...

This is the first vintage of this low-yielding (10hl/ha) Grenache-dominated wine from sandy, limestone-clay soils. The grapes are destemmed and co-fermented, then the wine is...

The second vintage from this biodynamically run vineyard on limestone and marl soils. Carignan, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre make up the blend. Vinification takes place...

The Carignan for this wine was planted in 1913 on schist soils, and the vineyard has been biodynamically run since 2011, with sensitive winemaking in...

A blend of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre grown on gravel and basalt soils, the grapes undergo long macerations of six to nine weeks. Each variety...

A limited production of 1,000 bottles produced from Grenache planted in 1955 on north-facing, sandy-clay soils. The grapes are vinified with natural yeasts and without...

An equal parts blend of old-vine Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache and Carignan grown on clay-limestone soils and part-vinified in new 500-litre demi-muids. The wine is aged...

Reserva Especial is produced from a blend of vintages in a solera-like system, and the No 4 combines 2013, 2014, 2015, some 2012 and a...

This Syrah-based wine is made from hand-harvested and destemmed grapes grown on the sandy clay and limestone soils of St Pargoire. The wine is aged...

From limestone-clay soils, this Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre blend is aged for 24 months in barrel. It is brisk and fresh on the nose, displaying...

This 100% Syrah from limestone-clay soils is fermented in wooden vats then aged for 16 months in new French oak barrels. It has a deep...

This is a micro-cuvée that's only made in top years from biodynamically cultivated Grenache and Syrah. It's an elegant style with lively, lifted cherry and...

80-year-old Carignan and 60-year-old Grenache is biodynamically cultivated and whole-cluster vinified in gentle fashion. The wine is then aged for 15 months in barrel. It's...

This wine is produced from pre-selected, low-yielding (12hl/ha) parcels on schist terraces at the foot of the Canigou mountain. The grapes are placed in a...

The Cabernet Sauvignon for this wine was planted in 1972 on red glacial deposits. It undergoes a classic Médoc-style vinification followed by 12 months in...

A Mourvèdre-dominated blend from vines grown on schist soils, matured in new oak barrels for 18 months. This warm and distinctly Mediterranean wine has a...

Sourced from an old bush-vine parcel of Grenache grown on limestone-clay soils with a scree of schist, aged in new oak barrels and topped up...

This Syrah-based wine is sourced from sandy clay and limestone soils. The grapes are hand-harvested then vinified over a period of 60 days, and it's...

This organically cultivated, Mourvèdre-based wine is sourced from gravel and basalt soils. The grapes are fermented then aged for 48 months in tank. It's leathery...

This is mainly Syrah and Mourvèdre with an addition of Cabernet Sauvignon and Counoise - all cultivated on stony, galets roulés soils. Maturation takes place...

A selection of the best barrels from the vintage, this Syrah-dominated blend is sourced from organically cultivated vines on limestone-clay soils. The grapes are destemmed,...