Last weekend we had a great group of wine enthusiasts from West London over and during the weekend we held a Fine Wine Tasting of some of the top estates of the region. Domaines shown included: Mas de Soleilla, Domaine de la Rectorie, Vault-Gasparets, Mas Champart and Cazes. The wines were stunning but I think what was most impressive was the range of styles that this region has. Show me any other region that is able to cover the depth and the breadth of the Languedoc-Roussillon, I bet you can’t!

For me the star of the show was the Aimé Cazes VDN 1975 Rivesaltes. This is a wine that is aged on ullage and looses 7% of its volume each year, so by the time it is bottled there is only a third of the wine left! Probably not the best money maker but what a delicious treat of honey, nuts, dried fruit and spice with a lingering flavour that remained with you for the rest of the evening. Delicious!