Languedoc-Roussillon Has Arrived
Languedoc-Roussillon Has Arrived
by Tom Wolf by Tom Wolf
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Languedoc-Roussillon Has Arrived
Languedoc-Roussillon Has Arrived
The Languedoc-Roussillon is overflowing today with thoughtful and savvy vignerons and vastly underrated vineyard sites, and these beautiful and soulful wines are proof that the Languedoc-Roussillon has fully arrived.
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
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Arguably no image epitomized the early decades of KLWM quite as much as Gail Skoff’s iconic photo of the Dentelles de Montmirail. The most majestic formation of the southern Rhône Valley, and surrounded by Gigondas, Beaumes-de-Venise, and Vacqueyras, the Dentelles represented an up-and-coming region teeming with unheralded but incredible talent and terroirs.
If Gail were to take such a photo in 2023, symbolizing our sixth decade in business, I wouldn’t be surprised if she chose Pic Saint-Loup. Half an hour north of Montpellier, this stunning limestone mountain towers above a region, the Languedoc-Roussillon, which is overflowing today with thoughtful and savvy vignerons and vastly underrated vineyard sites. The selections below come from biodynamic trailblazers, ancient vines that would fill any vigneron from Burgundy or Bordeaux with envy, and slopes so steep and awe-inspiring they give Côte-Rôtie’s a run for their money. These beautiful and soulful wines are proof that the Languedoc-Roussillon has fully arrived.
2021 Saint-Chinian Rosé • Mas Champart $22.00
2021 Vin de France Rosé “Oasis” • Ludovic Engelvin $38.00
2021 Languedoc Blanc • Château La Roque $26.00
2020 Monts de la Grage Blanc • Mas Champart $30.00
2020 Saint-Chinian Blanc • Mas Champart $30.00
2021 Collioure Blanc “Les Canadells” • Domaine de la Tour Vieille $33.00
2020 Languedoc Cabrières Rouge • Selected by Kermit Lynch $14.00
2020 Corbières Rouge • Domaine de Fontsainte $19.00
2020 Collioure “La Pinède” • Domaine La Tour Vieille $30.00
2020 Pic Saint Loup Rouge “Sainte Agnès” • Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup $32.00
2019 Faugères • Leon Barral $47.00
2020 Corbières Rouge “Rozeta” • Maxime Magnon $49.00
The Languedoc-Roussillon is overflowing today with thoughtful and savvy vignerons and vastly underrated vineyard sites, and these beautiful and soulful wines are proof that the Languedoc-Roussillon has fully arrived.
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Normally $370.00 SPECIAL SAMPLER PRICE $272.00 (a 25% discount) |
Where the newsletter started
Where the newsletter started
Every three or four months I would send my clients a cheaply made list of my inventory, but it began to dawn on me that business did not pick up afterwards. It occurred to me that my clientele might not know what Château Grillet is, either. One month in 1974 I had an especially esoteric collection of wines arriving, so I decided to put a short explanation about each wine into my price list, to try and let my clients know what to expect when they uncorked a bottle. The day after I mailed that brochure, people showed up at the shop, and that is how these little propaganda pieces for fine wine were born.—Kermit Lynch