Production and Key Producers

Question 1

Productions and Key Producers

Answer 1

32,000 winemakers; 214,000ha (~25% of all French vines); 3⁄4 of region’s production is VdF & VdP.• Key producers:

1. Languedoc - Mas de Daumas de Gassac (Aimé Guibert)
   
   1. With help of top consultant Émile Peynaud; his first vintage (1978) was hailed as Ch. Lafite of the South
   2. 1st producer of age-worthy top red from mere VdP appellation & prove that Languedoc could produce top Bdx
   3. Mas de Daumas red includes Cab Sauvignon; the white is made from Viognier, Chardonnay & Petit Manseng.
2. Roussillon - Domaine Gauby – 40ha / 80,000btls
   
   1. Run by perfectionists Gérard & Ghislaine Gauby; Mineral complex reds & whites
3. Languedoc - Mas Jullien
   
   1. Created in 85 by then 20-yr old Olivier Jullien, pioneer; Les Etats d’Ame age-worthy top red.