Côtes de Prouilhe: Chateau de Cointes Cabernet

The Languedoc, though often referred to loosely as a single entity, is not a wine appellation in its own right but a broad Mediterranean region encompassing a wealth of individual appellations. Traditionally, labels carried the specific titles of Languedoc AOC and its numerous sub-regions, from Corbières and Minervois to Pic Saint-Loup and Faugères. Since January 2016, the historic Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées regions have been administratively merged into Occitanie, France's newest region. Stretching along the coast from the Rhône towards the Spanish border, the Languedoc is one of France's largest and most diverse wine-producing areas.

IGP Coteaux de Prouilhe is a small appellation in the Aude, in the western Languedoc, taking its name from the hamlet and historic Dominican priory of Prouilhe near Fanjeaux, in the hinterland between Carcassonne and the Malepère hills. Benefiting from a Mediterranean climate with cooler influences from the surrounding higher ground, the region produces characterful, easy-drinking wines.