Les Garrigues

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In the glass

Aroma: brambly red and black fruit, thyme, rosemary, garrigue

Palate: raspberry, blackberry, savoury herbs, supple tannin

Radiant Coteaux du Languedoc expression of the hills around Montpellier. Limestone soils on the foothills of the Larzac plateau; north winds keep the wine fresh.

What it pairs with

• Grilled merguez and ratatouille Brambly fruit and savoury herbs meet sausage and summer vegetables.More wines for vegetables and salads →
• Lamb tagine Thyme and rosemary echo North African aromatics.More wines for lamb →
• Aged Tomme Supple tannin and savoury herbs complement hard cheese.More wines for cheese →

With cheese

Pélardon Our pick accords-mets-vins.fr advises light, low-tannin reds for Pélardon, such as a young Saint-Chinian or a lightly extracted Faugères, and warns that a powerful or oaky red crushes it. A medium-bodied red raised mostly in concrete or old wood, with supple tannin, keeps the goat's milk in view.

History

Les Garrigues was the original cuvée when Pierre and Estelle Clavel founded the estate in 1986. From vines on limestone soils on the foothills of the Larzac plateau, with a climate refreshed by north winds that give the wine vitality.

1. 1986First vintage of Les Garrigues with the founding of the estate

Facts

Producer

Domaine Clavel · visiting guide

Grapes

Grenache, Syrah, Carignan

Classification

AOC Languedoc

Oak

Aged in concrete tank; minimal oak

ABV

13.5%

Price

€12-16 at retail

Drinking window

2-7 from vintage

First vintage

1986

Biodynamic

Biodynamic Practicing

Organic

ORGANIC CERTIFIED

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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