Jean Louis Denois ‘Les Garrigues’ Blanc 2021

Jean-Louis Denois is widely considered a rising star of the Languedoc. Growing up the sixth generation of a Champagne-making family, he ultimately found himself wanting to make his own wine in his own way. His ultimate goal is to make 'Vins de plaisir'. In other words, wines that do not need years of cellar rest to develop and at the right price/quality ratio. He painstakingly researched growing regions all over the world, and found what he was looking for on the southwestern fringes of the Languedoc region in France. There, in the upper Aude Valley at the foothills of the Pyrenees, the cool influence of the Atlantic gives his vineyards a terroir that captures the essence of Champagne without any of the attitude or fuss that Jean-Louis feels surrounds Champagne. In 1991, Jean-Louis planted his first grapes and he’s never looked back.