Some Languedoc discoveries
The Maison du Languedoc in London was closed down a year or so ago – sadly – but Sébastien du Boullay who worked for it since it was first opened, has now set up his own consultancy business to help wine growers find customers. So I was invited to a small tasting at a friendly wine bar in Maiden Lane, Lady of the Grapes, where three small importers were showing their wines. Daphne Teremetz, who I last saw tasting for the now defunct competition, Top 100 Languedoc wines, when she was working for Waitrose, now has her own business, called Saison Wines. She was enthusing about the wines of Domaine de l’Accent, a name that has come onto my radar, but whose wines I had not had the opportunity to taste. Domaine de l’Accent is based in the village of St Jean de Fos, in the heart of the Terrasses du Larzac. First off was an unusual 2024 PetNat made with Carignan Gris, with soft frothy fruit....
