The Wizard of Montpeyroux
by Dixon Brooke
Vigneron Sylvain Fadat has been quietly creating masterpieces in this wild and beautiful corner of France’s Languedoc region for the better part of three decades. His hometown of Montpeyroux is located up in the mountains an hour from the coast, north of Montpellier, in an area referred to as the terraces of Larzac. A myriad of soil types, native garrigue, wild game, and fresh cooling breezes combine to create an ideal growing environment for the vine. The game sure does come in handy with the wines, too.