Languedoc Pezenas: Domaine de Fabregues Le Coeur Red

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.

A red-wine cru of the Languedoc AOP, set on the hills around the historic town of Pézenas in the Hérault. Built on the classic blend of Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre, it grows on a varied terroir of limestone, schist, basalt, and sandstone that gives the wines real depth. Benefiting from a warm Mediterranean climate tempered by cooler inland influences, the reds are concentrated and structured, showing ripe dark fruit, garrigue herbs, and spice.