Chateau de Pennautier Tasting Cellar ★ 4.5
Lorgeril family tasting cellar at the 1620 Versailles-style Chateau de Pennautier outside Carcassonne, pouring AOP Cabardes and the wider Maison Lorgeril Languedoc portfolio.
Gerard Bertrand's flagship cellar on the La Clape massif outside Narbonne, with a tasting room pouring the Hospitalet Grand Vin range alongside other Bertrand domain selections.
Address: Route de Narbonne-Plage, 11100 Narbonne, France, Languedoc
Lorgeril family tasting cellar at the 1620 Versailles-style Chateau de Pennautier outside Carcassonne, pouring AOP Cabardes and the wider Maison Lorgeril Languedoc portfolio.
Puech-Haut tasting cellar in the Gres de Montpellier appellation north-east of Montpellier, with a barrel-art exhibit and Prestige range tastings led by the cellar master.
Daumas Gassac tasting room beside the Guibert family's grape-variety museum vineyard in Aniane, with appointment-only visits Monday to Saturday and a vinotheque of legendary back vintages.
Cooperative cellar door of Sieur d'Arques in Limoux, pouring Blanquette de Limoux, Cremant de Limoux and the Toques et Clochers auction barrels with a free walk-in tasting bar.
Maison Guinot tasting cellar inside the 14th-century Abbaye Saint-Hilaire, the birthplace of methode traditionnelle sparkling wine in 1531, with guided tours and Blanquette de Limoux tastings.
Independent tasting bar in Carcassonne's Bastide Saint-Louis, sampling regional Occitanie wines spanning Corbieres, Minervois, Cabardes, Limoux and Malepere with sommelier-led flights.