Mas de Carrat Saint-Drézéry

The wine and olive oil estate of Mas de Carrat is located in the south
  of France some twenty kilometres north of Montpellier,
  the heart of the Languedoc Saint-Drézéry appellation.

The estate

The vineyard extends across 16 contiguous hectares at an altitude of 150 metres. Planted on the slopes of the hill, the vines plunge their roots into deep, stony soil. The varieties – Syrah, Grenache Noir and Grenache Blanc, Carignan and Roussanne – are 30 years old on average, with some vines more than 50 years old. Four hectares of the estate are given over to olive-growing.

The terroir

The geology of the vineyard differs from one slope to another, giving rise to a variety of terroirs. With a vein of limestone running through it, the north-facing slope is covered with scree, while to the south and west the soil is hidden by spectacular debris flows of pebbles. Here, these typical concretions of the AOP Languedoc Saint-Drézéry area cover clayey marl. It is this diversity that forges the originality and complexity of the wines of Mas de Carrat.