2022 Les Hautes Terres 'Autres Terres' Rouge Languedoc-Roussillon

Winemaker Notes: Organic. Les Hautes Terres sits on the very edge of Languedoc. It is a remarkably beautiful place filled with ancient stories. Geneviève and Gilles live and work at the very top of a 600m summit overlooking land that was once occupied by the armies of Charlemagne. You can see why. It's covered in jutting limestone rocks creating an infinity of discrete microclimates and sloped vineyards. It was a place known for the most brutal warriors who apocryphally ate sword spears in their salads and shaved with pistol shot. The domaine's crest is a chess piece called the rook or castle in homage to this history. It's a harsh wilderness which requires a courage and temperament that is embodied perfectly in Gilles and Geneviève.