Vineyard
Domaine Magellan
- Owner : Bruno Lafon
- Location : Magalas - Languedoc
- AOC: Languedoc - IGP Pays d'Herault
- Grape variety : grenache - syrah - carignan
- Terroir : sandsyone
- Work philosophy : organic
- One wine : Magellan Grenache - Syrah - Carignan - AOC Languedoc
The Story
Domaine Magellan is located in Magalas, very old village with shaded alleys that breathe the southern art of living, next to Pézenas : it is truly the heart of wine-growing Languedoc. Arriving here, Bruno Lafon was lucky enough to come across remarkable and expressive terroirs - mostly sandstone soils giving aromatic wines with a very fine texture. He converted this old vineyard to organic farming, started manual harvests in small containers. The grapes are sorting in the vineyard, and the fermentations are done with indigenous yeasts, with little extraction. Ageing is done in Burgundy barrels of several wines in order to reveal the potential of each cuvée without marking the wines. The result is elegant wines that are expressive and above all, represents the Burgundian origins of Bruno Lafon.