Chateau de Caraguilhes (Corbieres) ★ 4.5
Chateau de Caraguilhes at Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse is an early Languedoc certified-organic estate, with Ecocert certification dating to 1986. The estate works around 110 hectares of vines on limestone-and-schist Corbieres soils. The Classique rouge is the entry-tier organic Corbieres reference at a sub-EUR15 price band, and the Solus single-parcel Syrah is the higher-tier expression.
Tip: Caraguilhes is an accessible certified-organic Corbieres for a first-visit; the estate accepts walk-in cellar tastings and runs cellar tours by reservation.