Cabardès AOC

The residents of the Cabardes region produced wine as early as the Roman occupation, but the modern appellation was made official only in 1999.

[1] As of 2007, these wines were relatively unknown in France, and their export, in terms of volume, is exceptionally rare due to limited production quantities and a relatively small marketing budget.

[1] The vineyards of the Cabardes cover a mere 500 hectares on the northwestern border of the modern Languedoc-Roussillon region of France.

[1] It is exceptionally small in size compared to the neighboring AOC areas like the 5,100 hectare-large Minervois or the 15,000 hectare behemoth of the Corbieres.

The appellation's location where these winds meet on the border of two major French climatic zones creates a unique microclimate that has influenced its development as a winemaking region.

A vineyard in Cabardès
Châteaux de Lastours, the site belonged to the lords of Cabaret and is an iconic image in the Cabardès AOC.
The soils of many vineyards in Cabardès are very rocky, especially near the foothills.
Grenache.