A Journey Through the Land of Vineyards

Recognized for its elegant and structured red wines,
The Saint-Chinian appellation seduces with its diversity of grape varieties, including Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. Saint-Chinian wines combine freshness and intensity, with notes of red fruits and spices that make them perfect companions for a wide variety of Mediterranean dishes.

• Heritage Year 1877 – Saint Chinian AOC

The AOC Minervois and Minervois
La Livinière , in the heart of Languedoc, is renowned for its rich and powerful red wines, made in particular from the Carignan, Syrah and Grenache grape varieties. With a strong tannic structure, Minervois wines reveal aromas of ripe fruit and garrigue, reflecting the authenticity and tradition of this ancestral wine region.

• Château Laville Bertrou – Minervois La Livinière AOC
• The Viala – Minervois la Livinière AOC
• Heritage Year 873 – Minervois AOP

The Corbières appellation, and Corbières Boutenac marked by its rocky terroir and Mediterranean climate, produces red wines of great elegance and perfect balance. Emblematic grape varieties such as Carignan, Syrah and Mourvèdre give Corbières wines subtle aromas of black fruits, liquorice and garrigue, for an unforgettable sensory experience.

• Villemajou Castle – Corbières Boutenac AOC
• The Forge – Corbières Boutenac AOC

Renowned as the first AOC appellation of Languedoc
dedicated exclusively to Red wine , Fitou is distinguished by its powerful character and aromatic intensity. Fitou wines, produced mainly from Carignan and Grenache grape varieties, offer remarkable depth and complexity, with notes of candied fruit, spices and undergrowth that enchant the most demanding palates.

• Heritage An 990 – Fitou AOC

To the south of the Fitou appellation, we discover a group
renowned appellations such as Côtes du Roussillon, Les Aspres and Tautavel , followed by Collioure with the wines and great red wines of Banyuls. These lands bathed in the Mediterranean sun offer a terroir conducive to the cultivation of emblematic grape varieties such as Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The wines produced in these appellations are distinguished by their warm and sunny character, with
aromas of ripe fruit, spices and scrubland that captivate the senses.

• Heritage An 560 – Côtes du Roussillon villages Tautavel
• Heritage Year 1886 – Côtes du Roussillon Les Aspres

Around Narbonne, the La Clape AOC appellation emerges, characterized by its red wines of incomparable elegance. The vineyards of La Clape , located between land and sea, benefits from a Mediterranean climate ideal for the expression of local grape varieties such as Mourvèdre and Carignan. The wines of La Clape are full of freshness, finesse and subtle aromas of red fruits and aromatic herbs.

• Château L’Hospitalet – La Clape AOC
• L’Hospitalitas – La Clape AOC
• Château des Karantes – La Clape AOC

West of Carcassonne, the Malepère AOC appellation embodies the ancestral wine-growing tradition of Languedoc. The vineyards of Malepère , nestled between hills and valleys, produces balanced and generous red wines, based on grape varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec. Malepère wines stand out for their elegant tannic structure and their aromas of black fruits and spices.

• Château La Soujeole – Malepère AOC

Further north, in the mountains, are the Terrasses du Larzac and Languedoc-Cabrières appellations. These regions, characterized by their limestone soils and cool climate, produce red wines of great complexity and remarkable finesse. Grape varieties such as Syrah, Grenache and Cinsault reveal their full expression in these mountainous terroirs, offering wines with intense aromas of black fruits, liquorice and garrigue, reflecting the majesty of the landscapes that saw them born.

• Heritage Year 100 – Terraces of Larzac AOC
• Château La Sauvageonne – Terraces of Larzac AOC
• Heritage An 462 – Languedoc AOC

Going down towards the Mediterranean, on the outskirts of Montpellier, we discover a group of prestigious appellations such as Languedoc Grès de Montpellier, Pic Saint-Loup, Languedoc Saint-Drézéry, or Languedoc Montpeyroux. These appellations, characterized by their stony terroir and sunny climate, produce red wines of great finesse and rare elegance. Typical grape varieties such as Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre blend harmoniously to offer wines with complex aromas of red fruits, spices and garrigue.

• Heritage An 782 – Grès de Montpellier AOC
• Heritage An 1189 – Pic Saint Loup AOC
• Heritage Year 1070 – Montpeyroux AOP

Languedoc red wine appellations with Gérard Bertrand

By exploring the red wine appellations of Languedoc with Gérard Bertrand, we discover a fascinating world where tradition, terroir and passion combine to give birth to wines of exceptional quality. Whether you are a wine lover looking for new discoveries or an informed connoisseur, let yourself be seduced by the red wine appellations of Languedoc, true jewels of French viticulture.

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• Mourvèdre
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