Decanter Retailer Awards 2019
26th September 2019
Award Category: Languedoc (Languedoc-Roussillon) Specialist Retailer of the Year
Result: Winners
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From the Orosquette family, named after two once tiny and now strapping cousins in their 20s,...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRed
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeGRV118
GrapeGrenache & Syrah
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This is the latest vintage of one of our staples at SVS: about 50% Carignan, with 35% Grenache...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRed
ABV14.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeDGA218
GrapeCarignan, Grenache & Mourvedre
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Elegantly made, using Champagne techniques, from 90% Mauzac, the traditional variety of Limoux,...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourWhite
ABV12%
Bottle75cl
CodeLAU1NV
GrapeMauzac & Chardonnay
We have always said this was a dead ringer for Champagne (and frankly much more fun to drink...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourWhite
ABV12%
Bottle75cl
CodeLAU318
GrapeChardonnay, Chenin Blanc & Pinot Noir
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An unoaked blend of 40% Grenache Blanc, 25% each of Roussanne and Vermentino, plus 10% Macabeu....
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourWhite
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
CodeDGA619
GrapeGrenache Blanc, Roussanne & Vermentino
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The Petit Pont wines are made by the Vic family near Beziers. The white is a tutti frutti blend...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodePEP120
GrapeBlend
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A taller bottle and a smarter label have increased sales of this well balanced example. It...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRed
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeVIC319
GrapeMerlot
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From approximate halves of Syrah and Grenache, this unfailingly delivers splendid ripeness and...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRosé
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeGRV419
GrapeSyrah & Grenache
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We sell far more of the Petit Pont Rosé than we do of the equivalent white and red added...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRosé
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodePEP520
GrapeGrenache & Cinsault
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Les Hauts de Median, Petit Verdot, IGP Pays d'Oc, 2020
Medium Bodied
Petit Verdot - a Bordeaux grape - ripens late even in the Languedoc: the grapes for this wine...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRed
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
CodeVIC220
GrapePetit Verdot
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This is from organically farmed (and certified) vines up in the wild hills at Puechabon,...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRed
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeMAB119
GrapeMourvedre, Merlot & Syrah
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The unoaked Météore white has now reverted to its former name of Les Léonides. A blend of...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeMET719
GrapeVermentino, Roussanne & Viognier
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From a top estate in Faugeres, this is a vividly coloured example, based on about 60% Cinsault,...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRosé
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeLIQ520
GrapeCinsault, Mourvedre & Grenache
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From halves of Roussanne and Vermentino (Rolle), grown on limestone soils, and just a little...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeCSP419
GrapeRoussane & Vermentino
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Unoaked, this Chardonnay shows peach, apricot and citrus fruit flavours. Ripe and textured but...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeCSP120
GrapeChardonnay
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As usual this is more on the light, fresh, floral side of Viognier than more obviously weighty...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeCSP320
GrapeViognier
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Le Petit Pont Rouge, IGP Pays d'Oc, 2019
Medium Bodied
Largely from Grenache, Cinsault and a little Cabernet Sauvignon. Bramble fruited but with a...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRed
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodePEP619
GrapeGrenache, Cinsault & Cabernet Sauvignon
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La Combe Saint Paul, Gres Rouges, La Clape, 2018
Medium Bodied
This enticing red is named after the vineyard soils derived from grés rouge (red sandstone)....
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRed
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
CodeCSP618
GrapeSyrah, Mourvedre & Grenache
Based on 45% Carignan with 35% Grenache and 20% Syrah, all in barrel, about 20% new: a blend at...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRed
ABV14.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeDGA318
GrapeCarignan, Syrah & Grenache
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85% Syrah with Mourvèdre, given 10 months ageing in a mix of new and 2nd fill barrels - and...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRed
ABV14.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeCSP716
GrapeSyrah & Mourvedre
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Mas des Brousses, Terrasses du Larzac, 2017
Full-Bodied
Seductive, warm Mediterranean perfume of garrigue, autumnal fruit and vanilla oak. Super-smooth...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRed
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
CodeMAB217
GrapeMourvedre, Syrah & Grenache
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This is a pale rosé made from Mourvèdre, the grape associated with Bandol; it makes for a...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRosé
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeAGA520
GrapeMourvedre
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Carignan Bleu - a variant of Carignan - is named because of the bluish tint the grapes take on...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRed
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
CodeAGA118
GrapeCarignan
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Domaine Pegaline, Pin-Sault, Vin de France, 2019
Light bodied
Two thirds Pinot Noir, and one third Cinsault, all from organically farmed vines grown on the...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRed
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodePEG119
GrapePinot Noir & Cinsault
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Nostre Mescladis translates as "our blend", reflecting the approximate proportions of...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRed
ABV14.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeAGA318
GrapeGrenache, Syrah & Mourvedre
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Mas Seren, Lilith, IGP Cevennes, 2019
Medium bodied
A different blend of halves of Cinsault grown on dolomite, and Grenache from calcareous...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRed
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeMSS319
GrapeCinsault & Grenache
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Mas Seren, Mintaka, IGP Cevennes, 2018
Full bodied
Named after the dark star from the Orion constellation, 75% Syrah, 25% Grenache. Again that...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRed
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeMSS418
GrapeSyrah & Grenache
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Mas d'Agamas, Grenache, IGP Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert, 2019
Medium-full bodied
Flagrant purple. Dramatically open and ripe, showing sweet strawberries but also the crunch of...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourRed
ABV15%
Bottle75cl
CodeAGA219
GrapeGrenache
