Founded in 2004 by Robert Dougan and Karine Ahton La Pèira en Damaisèla is a wine estate and a winery located in the Terrasses du Larzac appellation of Languedoc in the South of France. Within just a few years with the support of founder Rob...
Score: 96+/100 points Score 96/100 The ‘Collection’ cuvée by Languedoc winery Mas des Capitelles is, as told by the producer “a reflection of our knowledge and experience governed by high standards, patience and rarity.” In one word, collection is their ‘flagship’ wine. Mas des...
Score/Rating: 94/100 points Score 94/100 The “Carignan” vintage by organic winery Mas des Capitelles aims at representing their love for this grape variety and its history, rooted deep into the terroir of Languedoc. The cuvée is made exclusively from the estate’s oldest low-yielding Carignan...
Here’s how Katie Jones, British expat (originally from Leicestershire) winemaker and owner of the Domaine Jones in the border area between Languedoc and Roussillon explains her work and what her wine estate and winery is about: “Although it sometimes feels like yesterday, it was actually...
Mas Llossanes is a new wine estate in Roussillon, Southern France, founded in 2016 by Solenn and Dominique Génot. Using organic and biodynamic viticulture, the couple produces wines from vineyards of Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan, Chenanson, and Chasan in the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains....
Score: 91/100 Points Score 91/100 Domaine Brusset is family estate winery established in 1947 and located in the Southern Rhône valley’s town of Cairanne, France. Founded by André Brusset (1910-1999), the Domaine is run by the third-generation vigneron on the estate (André’s son Daniel,...
Located in Catalonia just south of Barcelona, Priorat produces one of the two highest quality DOCa classifications in Spain. Priorat, however, is miniscule in terms of production. The entire region accounts for roughly 1,600 hectares (3,954 acres), while the other red wine dominant DOCa, Rioja,...
Wine review of 2015 Mas des Capitelles ‘Vintage’ Faugères Rouge, Languedoc red from France Score: 92+/100 Score 92/100 The ‘vintage’ cuvée by Languedoc producer Mas des Capitelles is a new label for the winery aimed at replacing over time the ‘Loris’ cuvée. Vintage is...
Wine review of 2011 Mas des Capitelle ‘Loris’ Faugères Rouge, Languedoc, France Score: 95/100 Score 95/100 At Languedoc producer Mas des Capitelles, ‘Loris’ is special cuvee, a blend of mainly old Carignan vines that are over 80 years old (80%), with 20% Mourvèdre. The...
The Southern French wine region of Languedoc, the biggest wine-producing area in the world, has known over the last couple of decades a total renaissance. From a region more known for supplying large volumes of affordable wines, it has turned into a rich source of...