The name says it all — the Valley of the Wolves. This is a wine born from wild, rugged land: a single plot tucked between the garrigue and the Mediterranean on the limestone massif of La Clape, one of the Languedoc's most distinctive terroirs. A handcrafted cuvée from low yields, it's the kind of wine that couldn't come from anywhere else.
Mourvèdre leads at 50%, backed by Syrah, Grenache Noir, and Carignan — a classic southern ensemble, but with real grip and character. Deep cherry-black in the glass, the nose is rich and ripe: blackcurrant, blackberry, and a distinctive menthol lift. The palate is full and generous, with a long finish of spice and garrigue, that speaks directly of the scrubland it grew in.
Grown without herbicides, chemical fertilisers, or irrigation, and vinified without added sulphur or aromatic yeasts, this is farming and winemaking that gets out of the way and lets the terroir do the work. Aged first in tank for six months, then in 300-litre barrels for a further 14 months, it has both the structure to age and the fruit to enjoy now.
A wine with wolves in it. Decant and give it time to open up.