People think of Mediterranean beaches when they think of the Languedoc, wrote Sylvie Tonnaire, Editor of France’s glossy Terre des Vins wine magazine. But you just have to stand with your back to to the sea to see that the landscape rises, and rises, and rises … up to 1000 m and more. And the vines rise with it, she said. She presided over a blind-tasting by an expert panel, of Languedoc’s wines of altitude, and selected 72 of them for this edition of Terre de Vins. Occitania was awarded a coup de coeur, and 18 points, along with another five, placing them at the top of their selection.
TASTING NOTES “A real “coup de cœur” for this old vine Mauzac from a parcel called The Garden in a Natura 2000 reserve at over 300 m altitude. An aroma of pear, pineapple, fresh mango with some floral notes on the nose. The elegance of this wine also shows itself in notes that come from brilliantly managed barrel vinification. The mouth is ample, delicate and perfectly balanced, offering a varied aromatic palate: toasted brioche, white fruit, ripe citrus fruits, finishing off on light notes of white pepper.”
