Wine from Languedoc Roussillon

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: 94+ Blackberry, currants, toasted spice, graphite and hints of licorice all soar from the glass of Herve's classic 2013 Cptes du Roussillon Villages le Clos des Fees. Made from 50% Syrah, 20% each of Carignan and...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: (WA91-92+ points) Tasted assembled from tank after recent racking, the 2009 Cotes du Roussillon Villages Latour de France v.i.t (the initials standing for "visitare interiore terrae") smells of fennel, rosemary, juniper...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: Perfumed, spicy and complex, with lots of red and black fruits, toasted spices, Provencal garrigue and leather, the 2012 Terrasses du Larzac la Peira is medium to full-bodied, upfront, charming and already drinking...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: Similarly styled to the Suis l'Etoile bottling, yet a completely different blend, the 2011 La Larme de L'Âme is 70% Syrah, 20% Carignan and 10% Grenache that saw 24 months in older demi-muid. It’s a massive wine that has...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: (WA91-92+ points) The Bila-Haut 2012 Cotes du Roussillon-Villages Lesquerde r.i. (for “rectificando invenies”) showcases Chapoutier’s oldest Syrah vines (with a smidgeon of Grenache) from high-altitude granitic soils and...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 97 points: A new cuvee made from a blend of all three cuvees and possessing another level of elegance and purity, the 300-case 2015 Côtes Catalanes Ipso Facto checks in as 100% Syrah that spent 15 months in new French oak. Notes of...

Vinous, 93 points: The 1936 Rivesaltes has an oxidative bouquet like before, with tangy iodine and sea spray aromas, later a touch of smoke. The palate is medium-bodied with quince and dried honey, light touches of rose water developing...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96 points: The white grape-based Cazes 1933 Rivesaltes smells gorgeously of creme brulee infused with iris, violet and orange blossom; then comes to the palate at once creamy, texturally caressing and expansive, yet also gushing...

Wine Spectator, 93 points: A powerful red, with a graceful, integrated profile, offering dried cherry, licorice and cured meat flavors, underscored by mineral, rooibos tea and Kalamata olive accents. Mineral and garrigue details pepper the long...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: The black grape-based Cazes 1962 Rivesaltes is pungently scented with candied grapefruit rind, cocoa, cinnamon, and quinine, its palate performance correspondingly mingling the rich torrefactionwith the citric and...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: Tasted assembled from tank after recent racking the 2009 Cotes du Roussillon Villages Latour de France v.i.t (the initials standing for "visitare interiore terrae") smells of fennel rosemary juniper and abundant black...