A guide to Terret Bourret worth seeking out, by region. We list the estates, how each region expresses the grape, and the bottles that show it best.

Terret Bourret in Languedoc

Clos du Gravillas ★ 4.5

Minervois AOC and Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois AOC and IGPCarignan, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Muscat a Petits Grains, Terret BourretJohn and Nicole BojanowskiWinemaker John BojanowskiORGANIC CERTIFIEDMinervois-La Liviniere

Minervois organic estate on the high limestone plateau of Saint-Jean-de-Minervois, founded by Franco-American couple John and Nicole Bojanowski, working both dry Minervois reds and AOC Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois fortified Muscats.

Tasting: Cellar tastings at Saint-Jean-de-Minervois by appointment

Signature wines: gravillas-l-inattendu, gravillas-lo-vielh, gravillas-muscat

Tip: Lo Vielh is the old-vine Carignan; the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois bottling is an age-worthy Languedoc fortified white that holds for a decade in cellar.

Clos du Gravillas, 34360 Saint-Jean-de-Minervois, France Book →

Clos du Gravillas (Saint-Jean-de-Minervois) ★ 4.7

Minervois AOC and Vin de FranceCarignan, Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Terret Bourret, Muscat a Petits GrainsFounded 1999John and Nicole BojanowskiBiodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDSaint-Jean-de-Minervois, Minervois

Bojanowski-family micro-estate at Saint-Jean-de-Minervois working old-vine Carignan and Grenache on high-altitude limestone. Cult Languedoc natural-wine reference.

Tip: The estate's Lo Vielh Carignan and L'Inattendu Grenache Gris are the canonical cuvees. Visits are by appointment with John or Nicole; the parcels at 350 metres altitude give a cooler-climate Minervois profile.

1 rue de la Poste, 34360 Saint-Jean-de-Minervois, France

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