Domaines viticoles Midi-Pyrénées

The Domaine d 'Aix brings together winemakers and coteaux-du-quercy in organic farming, on a family vineyard of 11 hectares. They practice direct sale, from producer to consumer, of red, rosé and white wines, ratafia and grape juice, and also organize night markets in July and August with musical entertainment (free entrance).

The wines of Domaine Le Roc are becoming increasingly popular. Here, the wines made from négrette are given intensity in the colour, while supporting the broadness of the fruit. Amongst the cuvées on offer, the Don Quichotte has a brilliant, deep garnet colour. A rich, floral nose and a fruity mouth... What happiness! The estate takes part in the Fronton fête le printemps festival, which allows you to taste its wines in various places in and around Toulouse. It also offers various events according to the season. A beautiful address.

The estate produces exceptional wines that are regularly awarded in agricultural competitions. Château Barréjat won a gold medal at the Salon de l'Agriculture in 2020. The madiran and pacherenc du-vic-bilh wines are also cited in many specialized guides. Some of the plots are very old and this exceptional robustness allows us to obtain wines of great quality. Denis Capmartin shapes his vines with respect to tradition and terroir. He produces powerful reds and whites, either dry or sweet.

Château Baudare knows how to live with the times. While the family estate has been awarded 20 medals, including 12 for a gold medal, the Campsas vineyards have obtained in 2019 the High Environmental Value level 3 certification, issued by the Ministry of Agriculture. "Respect for the earth, the plant and the people", the motto sticks to the bottle of the successors of the wine heritage, David and Claire. With their top-of-the-range cuvée "Le Secret des Anges" and "Vieilles Vignes", they have been able to make their grape varieties shine in France but also in England.

It is one of the last producers of the Lavilledieu appellation with very interesting red and rosé wines, well worth a visit. The dry white wine is also surprising since it is made from the Hamburg muscat grape. The estate also offers muscatel juice, verjuice, fruits, flowers, plants and herbs in season. Discover also the tropical greenhouse: a labyrinth of water and tropical plants, reminding the perfume of the islands, as well as many multicolored birds. A unique place in Tarn-et-Garonne.

Bought at the beginning of the 20th century by the Gessler family, it is now Vanessa and Kevin, representatives of the^4th generation, who have the reins of the Domaine de Joÿ. The Gesslers have always been lovers of white wines, and they bring out the best in traditional grape varieties with great delicacy. Low-pressure pressing, fermentation in temperature-controlled vats and air-conditioning in the winery allow the wine to be matured gently and no sulphites are added. Folle-blanche and baco are also grown to produce the famous armagnac.

In the 70's, the Romain family took over this very old estate, ripped out the hybrids and replanted with more noble grape varieties. The appellation Vins de Pays des Coteaux et Terrasses de Montauban was born. For more than twenty years, the sons Philippe and Thierry have been at the helm of this beautiful 70-hectare vineyard, and offer a very complete range of wines. Generous reds, very respectable whites. Rosés too, like the Syrah rosé which won a silver medal and the Mas des Anges rosé, gold medal at the Mondial du Rosé.

Clos Triguedina, the birthplace of the Baldès family, is surrounded by 73 hectares of vines. The first plots were planted here in 1830 by Étienne, 7 generations before Juliette Baldès, who took over from her parents Jean-Luc and Sabine. A winemaker at heart from an early age, Juliette has given the Clos a bright future. The range of wines produced here is astonishingly generous. The cuvées subtly combine Cahors tradition with modernity. Beautiful, fun museum space and pleasant tasting pavilion. The benchmark for Cahors!

Kevin Bardet is listening to his predecessor, Bernard Bouyssou, to continue to perpetuate the polyculture, biodynamics and the wines of Lafage. Passionate about wine, Kevin's project is not only to prolong the history of the vineyard but also to develop a whole range of wines. His 12 hectares of vines are biodynamic and produce a high quality organic red wine. In the shop, you can of course buy a whole range of wines but also other products from the farm such as meats for example.

The Château de Belaygues is part of the Vignobles et découvertes network as well as Bienvenue à la Ferme. Guillaume Veyrac, the owner, produces Fronton appellation wines. Elegant, aromatic and flowery red and rosé wines, Fronton appellation, but also dry (100% Viognier) and sweet (100% Semillon). Adept at oenotourism, they will open the doors of their cellar and let you discover their 13 ha of vines. No discovery without tasting in the cellar... Horse riders and camping-cars can be accommodated.

Marc Penavayre is about 60 medals in major competitions over the last ten years. The word quality takes its full meaning here. Located on the highest terrace of the Tarn, the vineyard covers 26 ¾ ha, 65 of which are negligent. This exceptional situation, supported by modern winemaking at the level of the winery and crowned with the know-how of the winemaker, nourishes the reputation of this great house. The heart of Thibaut, where charm and vinosity combine. Cultivated for generations, the exploitation was picked up and enlarged by Marc in 1991, coming after Louis his father. Today it has 30 hectares of vine refilled on gentle cultivation techniques. The recipe is simple: a work of the vine to the nearest land, without fertilizers or weeds, favoring natural products, harvesting a very healthy harvest, very healthy, sorted, and guided vinifications by the idea of «making the earth speak» in indigenous yeasts. Wines are neither glued nor filtered. Today they are very beautiful ambassadors of the negligent grape, which for almost two thousand years has made their charm and incomparable originality. More than ever, the concern is to make a wine 100% grape juice. The farm has been officially converted to organic farming since 2008 and now holds organic qualification from its vintage 2011.

400,000 years ago, the first men were already shaping the estate, and flints cut by their hands can be found at the foot of the vineyards. This clay soil has been used for vine growing since the 12th century. The estate was created in 1928 by two Italian brothers who bought small plots of vines. The name Bouissel was not adopted until 1989. Fanny and her husband Luc took over the estate in January 2020. Available in red, rosé and white, the wines of Château Bouissel have been awarded several distinctions.

In 1952, Angelo Iseppi and his family left Italy for the Tarn et Garonne. For seven generations, the passion for wine has endured at Domaine Labastidum. In 1981, Alain, his second son, enlarged the property located on the origins of the village of Labastide-Saint-Pierre, which today counts 55 hectares and it is Jérémy, Angelo's grandson, who takes over the family exploitation to continue to guarantee their know-how. They offer a sparkling wine, reds AOC Fronton and a white wine of chardonnay and semillon grapes.

Magnificent residence, of regional and Persian style. A vineyard divided between tradition and modernism gives the best of its soil. The vines, managed in organic culture certified by Ecocert, are strewn with perennial flowers, lupins, fenugreek, oats, broad beans and other plants that transfer nitrogen from the air to the earth! This quality policy results in yields below the appellation limit. The king grape variety for Fronton wines, as for the estate, remains the négrette (called pinot Saint-Georges in the United States).

For more than three decades, Jean-Luc Matha has worked 16 hectares of vines in the heart of the Marcillac vineyard. A man in love with his land, he cultivates a wine that is recognizable among thousands, respecting traditions and a unique grape variety on this land, the iron servadou. Jean-Luc Matha offers red, white and rosé wines, as well as a wine of thirst, as he likes to call it. He innovates with aperitifs made from red wine and green walnut, or wine and dandelion flowers.

Jean-Jacques Omassi draws his energy from the vine. As an artisan winemaker, he favors a reasoned culture that respects his environment. On his 10 hectares, he proposes wines of character resulting from his passion and in the family traditions, he harvests, vinifies and markets his wine from his cellar. He offers Ratafia, a liqueur wine made at harvest time with fresh grape juice, but also two red wines, two rosés and a white. Do not hesitate to visit him at the domain for a moment of sharing.

The Couture family presents its great Cahors wines, its range of IGP Côtes du Lot, its ratafia, traditional aperitif, and its grape juice. The story of the passion for the vine begins in 1470 with the Couture family, where we find the trace of an ancestor, winegrower of the Lord of Albas. More recently, the imprint of a great-great-grandmother gave her first name to the property: all these ancestors have bequeathed centuries of know-how and love for the precious garnet-colored liquid. Winner of the Septuor des Entreprises 2022 in the "International" category.

Founded in 1950, the Condom wine cooperative represents 1,356 hectares of vineyards. It produces flocs, the inevitable armagnac of course, and côtes-de-gascogne, not forgetting saint-mont. The "Val de Gascogne" group has joined forces with Plaimont Producteurs, and the cooperative is committed to bringing to life forgotten local grape varieties, such as the black Manseng of Moonseng, and markets the very rare Saint-Mont made from pre-phylloxera vines.

Laurent and Fabien Causse are the sixth generation of winemakers on the estate. They wished to give the name of the spring to their top-of-the-range wines, such as the Saint-André cuvée (a red AOC, 12 months in barrel) and the mauzac (a white, which remains in oak barrels for 6 months), but also to their traditional and local wines, including a rosé. A permanent research work, in reasoned agriculture, led to the elaboration of a sweet wine (limited series) served on the big tables of the region, between tradition, innovation and quality.

This first Gaillac hillside has seen more than five generations of the Auque family succeed one another, united by the same passion  : the love of gaillac. Like Melanie, their granddaughter, the women and men of this family have shaped this 35 hectare estate, plot after plot. Over the years and seasons, their work accompanies each vine stock, producing a very complete range: the Hauts de Laborie are presented in dry, pearled, rosé, red, Gaillacoise and sweet. The Mélanie cuvée in dry white and red (gold medal in Paris in 2008), presented in several vintages, is the result of a rigorous selection of the oldest plots. The Selection of old vines in red and white is a rather surprising speciality, such as this very aromatic grape juice called Grain de vigne, intended mainly for young people, and drivers!