Domaine du PAS DE L'ESCALETTE
Le Pas de D. red

This is one of the most original estates in the Languedoc: for its altitude (350 m), on the southern edge of the Larzac plateau, and for its vineyards (2 ha of white and 18 ha of red) made up of old vines on around fifty terraces (like in the Douro) surrounded by stone walls and clapas (= piles of stones). Julien and Delphine Zernott, a passionate and determined couple, are at the helm of the estate, working hard to make the most of the cool, windy micro-climate of the Combe de l'Escalette to produce wines where freshness and sapidity are paramount. Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France 2024 guide.

A blend of white carignan, white grenache and terret bourret. Far from the southern cliché, Les Clapas stands out for its freshness and saline notes

This is one of the most original estates in the Languedoc: by its altitude (350 m), on the southern edge of the Larzac plateau, and by its vineyard (2 ha in white and 18 ha in red) made up of old vines on fifty or so terraces (like in the Douro) surrounded by stone walls and clapas (= piles of stones). Julien and Delphine Zernott, a passionate and determined couple, are at the head of the estate. They are committed to exploiting their cool and windy micro-climate of the Combe de l'Escalette to produce organic wines where freshness and sapidity prevail.

Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France 2023 guide

Their range starts with Les Petits Pas, 40% grenache - 40% syrah - 20% carignan, a wine of pleasure, floral (supported by notes of cranberry and cranberry), on a velvety texture.

This is one of the most original estates in the Languedoc: by its altitude (350 m), on the southern edge of the Larzac plateau, and by its vineyard (2 ha in white and 18 ha in red) made up of old vines on fifty or so terraces (like in the Douro) surrounded by stone walls and clapas (= piles of stones). Julien and Delphine Zernott, a passionate and determined couple, are at the head of the estate. They are committed to exploiting their cool and windy micro-climate of the Combe de l'Escalette to produce organic wines where freshness and sapidity prevail.

Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France 2023 guide

Le Grand Pas is their great wine, 70% grenache - 20% cinsault - 10% carignan, an aesthete wine with a complex and refined nose (floral, sweet spices, precious woods), slender and tense despite a beautiful richness of background. No other great Languedoc wine displays such a combination of freshness/precision/velvety.

This is one of the most original estates in the Languedoc: for its altitude (350 m), on the southern edge of the Larzac plateau, and for its vineyards (2 ha of white and 18 ha of red) made up of old vines on around fifty terraces (like in the Douro) surrounded by stone walls and clapas (= piles of stones). Julien and Delphine Zernott, a passionate and determined couple, are at the helm of the estate, working hard to make the most of the cool, windy micro-climate of the Combe de l'Escalette to produce wines where freshness and sapidity are paramount. Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France 2024 guide.

Les Frieys, made from a parcel of old Carignan, Mourvèdre and Grenache vines planted on terraces, is the estate's top cuvée. A dense, elegant wine of remarkable complexity, rated 96/100 by the Revue du Vin de France