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NOUVELLES LANGUEDOC
DE BOISSET
WINTER 2020-2021

WINES FROM THE LANGUEDOC AOC
The new “Sélections Parcellaires” collection

The Languedoc winegrowing region is the biggest in the world, covering some
243,000 hectares. Of these, 4,000 have been selected to produce the wines of Fortant.
This region, where winegrowing dates back some 2,000 years, has been home to
the Fortant wine house for a century, anchored in the port town of Sète.

FORTANT’S GRANDS
TERROIRS WINS GOLD
AT IWSC

This range is designed to
showcase the remarkable
wines of the Languedoc
Fortant’s new Sélections Parcellaires range comprises Mapping begins with a study of how the vines behave on from the best older vines
one Languedoc AOC, the two village wines of Minervois and different soil types, soil-variety suitability, and the impact
Saint-Chinian, and the three crus of Saint-Chinian Berlou, of the vintage and cultivation practices on the quality of and higher-altitude
Minervois La Lavinière, and Pic Saint-Loup. These six wines the grapes. This is followed by daily monitoring of ripeness vineyards, and one of
are produced from a selection of 15,000 micro-plots, none in order to define the optimal date for harvesting. Each plot them recently scooped a
larger than five hectares, which make up a precise aromatic and varietal is closely monitored from June to harvest in order
cartography. Fortant is the only wine house in the region to plan picking dates before the juice is blended in the vat, prestigious award.
to work at such a level of precision and over such an area. depending on its profile. Minervois 2018 Grands Terroirs won a gold
medal and was named best wine in its
The Languedoc is multi-faceted and complex, with unique This approach is centered on the quality of the grapes to ensure category at the International Wine and Spirit
geological richness, comprising limestone, schist, granite premium wines that express their terroir as closely as possible. Competition, which featured submissions from
and basalt that are ideally suited to a wide variety of grapes. some 90 territories worldwide.
A series of successive terraces stepped like an amphitheater The only French red wine to be rewarded by
facing the Mediterranean sits up against the two mountain THE RANGE a jury composed of industry professionals
ranges of the Pyrenees and the Massif Central. and masters of wine, this is a well-earned
recognition for the rigorous selection and
A deep understanding of this winegrowing region has allowed 1 Languedoc AOC vinification efforts by Fortant.
Fortant to identify the varietal, textural, structural, and aromatic “A complex wine which opens on aromas of ripe
potential of each of its plots to ensure an almost infinite range 2 Villages AOC fruit, with a hint of blueberry and peppercorn.
of combinations. Rich and smooth in the mouth, with a very fruity,
Minervois 2019 complex finish, underscored with notes of white
Precise and regular plot monitoring Saint-Chinian 2019 pepper.”
Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre combine
Some 100 partner winegrowers, 70% of whom are independent, 3 Crus wonderfully in this wine that delivers an
the remainder cooperatives, enjoy a long-term relationship Saint-Chinian Berlou 2015 enchanting expression of terroir.
that is based on trust and exchange, with annual or three- Minervois La Lavinière 2019 www.iwsc.net/results/trophies/2020/75
year contracts.
Pic-Saint-Loup 2019

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