Chateau d’Argens Minervois

Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre from Chateau d’Argens from Languedoc Minervois, France. The different grape varieties are vinified separately, This cuvée is a blend of 40% Syrah, 30% Grenache and 30% Mourvèdre. The wine matures for 12 months in oak barrels. A wine with a beautiful, fleshy structure and an aromatic, gourmand bouquet. Deep purplish crimson. Very fresh nose. Rich and full. Not wild and mountainous and perhaps just a little too polished to be a typical Corbières, but it is a good drink with a lot of craftsmanship.

Château d’Argens, located in the bend of the Canal du Midi, was part of the Seigneuries de Sérame for many years. The imposing manor house, formerly Villa Arsegii (881), takes its name from a geological site consisting of sandstone and clay known for their quality (argilla in Latin). It overlooks the medieval village of the same name and boasts a 900-year history rooted in a turbulent past.

Long owned by the archbishopric of Narbonne, the castle came into the hands of Simon de Montfort in 1215 during the crusade against the Albigensians, before being sold to pay the ransom of Jean II le Bon, then a prisoner of the English. During the same period, it escaped the ravages of the Black Prince, unable to cross the flooded Aude. Antoine de Niquet, Vauban’s right-hand man and president of Toulouse’s parliament, took possession of it in 1722. Currently, Chateau d’Argent is working closely with the young team of the Family d’Exéa.