France — wine

Languedoc

France's largest wine region stretching from the Rhone delta to the Pyrenees. Historically a bulk wine producer, now producing some of France's most exciting wines from Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Carignan, and Roussanne at exceptional value.

Year Rating Notes
2022 Outstanding growing season; concentrated, structured reds with remarkable freshness for the southern latitude.
2021 Cooler vintage producing elegant Languedoc with better acidity than the decade average.
2020 Classic Languedoc vintage — powerful, ripe, long-lived reds from Grenache and Mourvedre.
2019 Dry, warm season; excellent Grenache ripeness with good freshness in higher-altitude blocks.
2018 Solid vintage; Carignan and Syrah particularly successful in cooler sub-appellations.