Loadsa Languedoc

New pieces on "French Catalonia & Oc Wine," my exclusive Roussillon & Languedoc blog:

Faugères focus: "A load of old schist..?" Photo by Bernard VIDAL

Cabardès reds: "...wacky mix of Med, Rhone and Southwest grapes..." (temporarily removed by Blogger due to techno issues: if they don't put it back, I'll redo it...)
Pézenas: "...claim to fame as one-time hang-out for playwright Molière..."
Saint-Chinian Berlou & Roquebrun: "... who's really getting behind these 'where on earth is that' mini-appellations..?"
Corbières & Boutenac: "...one of those new-fangled Languedoc subzones..." Plus my pick of straight 2010, 2009, 2008 Corbières red, white and rosé: "...hard work... disappointing line-up..."
Limoux: "...lavish whites and fizz..."
Domaine de l'Hortus, Pic Saint Loup

Pic Saint Loup: "... brings out the cynic in me..."

Picpoul de Pinet 2010: "What can I say..?"

La Clape: "...done that 'joke' to death... the whites had real character and class..."

Clos Bagatelle, Saint-Chinian

Domaine La Croix Chaptal, Terrasses du Larzac 

Wine of the mo: Ancien Comté white Grenache 

Saint-Chinian 2010 vintage 

Domaine de Cébène, Faugères

In the pipeline: Minervois Muscats...