Wine with Leslie Williams: Focus on Languedoc

This week I want to focus on the wines of the Languedoc which covers a vast area of vineyards growing both varietal wines to suit international tastes but also quirky local wines unique to the region. The terrain here can vary from wild rocky garrigue to Mediterranean to more Atlantic.

I’ve chosen two Languedoc Appellations that I find among the most consistent in all of France. For red, I could have gone with Corbières or St Chinian or Côteaux du Languedoc, and they are often excellent, but I find the wines of Minervois a little more consistent and often more elegant.