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This Costières de Nimes 100% grenache from Clos des Centenaires could make many a Chateauneuf-du-Pape blush. This red wine develops notes of cooked fruit (raspberry, Morello cherry) and pepper. The wine is complex, with supple, greedy tannins. The finish is suave with aromas of roasted hazelnuts.

Mire la Mer des Clos Perdus is a powerful, racy cuvée. This organic Corbières wine is made from a rigorous selection of grapes from 5 plots with heavy, clay-limestone soils on the edge of the detangs between Peyriac-de-Mer and Bages. The wine is partially aged in barrels. This is a cuvée for laying down, made to last for years. Forget about 10 years in the cellar.

This La Miroenière cuvée is a favorite of this great 2020 vintage. This organic wine located not far from Chateauneuf-du-pape comes from a very qualitative terroir composed of sand and clay mixed with rolled pebbles. An exceptional wine from old Grenache vines, aged 16 months, partly in amphorae. Finesse and power combine in this great wine from the southern Rhone Valley.

Gorgeous bottle of the cuvée 2023 from this vintage! Antonin et Louis du Mas de la Seranne has a complex nose with notes of leather, but also fruit (blackcurrant, blackberry) and spices (pepper, cinnamon). The palate is fleshy and elegant. The tannins of this great Languedoc organic wine are harmonious and supple, supported by a long, fresh, mentholated finish. Magnificent bottle

Decanter: 95/100

Costa Caoude du Mas Haut Buis is a grand terrasses du Larzac de garde. This wine develops fresh menthol notes, spices, figs and red berries. Full-bodied, complex and long on the palate, this is a great southern wine! Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2025 : 93/100

Terre de Jonquière is a magnificent Terrasses du Larzac, full and complex, with lovely intensity!

The prestigious single-vineyard cuvée from Domaine de Dernacueillette. A blend of organic, sulfite-free Syrah, Grenache, and Carignan from the estate’s highest plots on schist soil at an elevation of 690 meters.

The nose is highly mineral with notes of citrus and blood orange. On the palate: round, full-bodied, and fruity, with blood orange on the attack, ripe red fruits on the finish, and soft, silky tannins. One of the finest organic Corbières wines, best served at 13–16°C in large glasses.

Guillaume Boussens, Best Winemaker of the Languedoc 2024.

La Soie rouge du Chemin des rêves is a magnificent Pic-Saint-Loup. It has an intense, complex nose, with aromas of jammy fruit, spices (nutmeg, cloves) and roasting. On the palate, it's opulent, silky and licorice-flavored. It goes well with tasty meats: leg of lamb cooked in rosé, duck with honey and spices, capon with chanterelles.

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Les Grenadières du Mas Bruguière is a Syrah-dominant vin de garde. Made from old vines, this organic Pic-Saint-Loup wine has an intense, complex nose that develops notes of very ripe black fruit, licorice and pepper. On the palate, well-crafted, dense and deep, this particularly cool terroir at the foot of the Pic Saint Loup reveals remarkable balance.Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2024 : 94/100

Maghani is the grand cuvée of the domaine Canet Valette. Its color is a deep garnet. The powerful, aromatic palate features notes of spices, morello cherries, nutmeg and blackberries. The freshness of this organic wine is impressive, as are its silky tannins and length.A long decanting is recommended if you wish to enjoy it now. Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2022 : 93/100

La Métairie du Clos Marie is aromatic with notes of wild strawberry, blackcurrant and blackberry. The palate is full-bodied and dense, with a fine velvety texture and silky tannins. The finish is long and well-balanced.

Laïs Blanc Mise Tardive 2022 is the most ambitious version of the Laïs Blanc cuvée from Domaine Olivier Pithon — a longer aging period (10 months, compared to 12 months for the classic cuvée) in half-wood vats and half-barrels, which adds density and complexity. A briny, taut wine of great class, capable of elevating the finest fish and shellfish. 92/100 in *La Revue du Vin de France* — “Coup de cœur.”

The cuvée Lune Blanc du Conte des Floris is a great gastronomic white: it develops on notes of toasted sesame, apricot, candied lemon. The palate is very gourmand, harmonious, deep, stretched by noble bitters. Exceptional length!

RVF: 95/100

The cuvée Simon du Clos Marie is a very well-balanced Pic-Saint-Loup with silky tannins. The nose is complex with smoky, chocolate notes; the balanced palate reveals candied aromas of black fruits, cocoa. Excellent length!Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2023 : 91/100

The cuvée Simon du Clos Marie is a very well-balanced Pic-Saint-Loup with silky tannins. The nose is complex with smoky, chocolate notes; the balanced palate reveals candied aromas of black fruit and cocoa. Great length!

Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2023: 91/100

Rozeta is a superb Corbières from domaine Maxime Magnon. This fruit-filled organic wine knows how to be greedy and complex: it develops on notes of red fruit, garrigue and thyme. We appreciate the balance of this cuvée, which remains soft and digestible.

Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2021: 92/100

The Boda Rouge 2022 from Domaine d'Aupilhac is an organic and biodynamic red Languedoc wine, dominated by Syrah and Mourvèdre, with notes of red fruit, spices, and wood, striking a balance between freshness and power.

The Boda du domaine d'Aupilhac is the marriage is the terroir of Cocalières and that of Aupilhac. This biodynamic wine combines the freshness of Cocalières and the power of Aupilhac. A racy, full-bodied, harmonious wine to be enjoyed over 15 years in this 2020 vintage of superb freshness and balance.

La Boda blanc

from Domaine D'Aupilhac possesses outstanding freshness and complexity. It develops aromas of white flowers and white peaches, supported by superb wood ageing. A great gastronomic wine.

Campagnes de domaine Maxime Magnon is a great Corbières made from old estate carignan. Maxime sublimates this grape variety, creating a very velvety wine that develops on notes of sweet spices and cooked red fruits. A great Corbières for laying down, which can be enjoyed young after decanting. Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2021 :93/100

La Bégou du domaine Maxime Magnon is a superb white Corbières. Its nose develops notes of white fruit, accompanied by floral touches. The palate is well-balanced, bright, taut and greedy. A great gastronomic wine.

Montcalmés Rouge is one of Languedoc's great wines. On the terroir of Puechabon in AOP Terrasses Du Larzac ,the estate crafts a magnificent wine on finesse, freshness, length and complexity. It develops notes of black fruit and garrigue, with a fresh, airy finish. The silky tannins make it ideal for drinking young.

The cuvée Vieilles Vignes du domaine Gauby is beautifully racy. The nose is complex with notes of black fruits and spices. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, echoing the aromas of the nose, with great length. A wine still a long way from its peak. Magnificent!

The cuvée Vieilles Vignes du domaine Gauby is beautifully racy. The nose is complex with notes of black fruits and spices. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, echoing the aromas of the nose, with great length. A wine still a long way from its peak. Magnificent! Guide des meilleurs vin de France 2023: 95/100