Domaine d'Aupilhac, IGP Vin de Pays Les Servieres, 2012 cote-to-cote-club Greco ripens late at high

Greco ripens late at high altitude (450-600m)

sun-angled slope

roasted in underground pit ovens and distilled in copper stills

Grapes destemmed

offering something familiar yet intriguing

Domaine d'Aupilhac, IGP Vin de Pays Les Servieres, 2012 cote-to-cote-club Greco ripens late at highSylvain Fadat is a pioneer of serious Languedoc wine, farming organically and biodynamically high up in Montpeyroux since he founded Domaine d'Aupilhac in 1989. Les Servires is his pure Cinsault, a grape usually relegated to ros but here taken completely seriously: old vines, low yields and a wine of real lift and finesse. Bottled as an IGP because Cinsault sits outside the appellation rules, it's the south of France's answer to a fresh, drinkable red