"Cabardès Terroir d'Altitude seduces with its pure fruit and silky palate. A real treat." (Le Guide RVF 2026). A wine with a unique personality and aromatic complexity, fresh, elegant, and distinguished.
Buy your Château de Pennautier wines at the best price in a private sale!
from €99 on your first order
Eye
Ruby red with garnet tones
Nose
Powerful and harmonious, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, spices, and a hint of menthol.
Mouth
Juicy, round, and delicate, with beautiful depth and length, mellow tannins, red fruit flavors, and a cocoa finish.
Serve
At 18°C
Drink before
2028+
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with beef stew, duck breast, game, a cheese platter...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2026 guide) 3 stars (High-quality production, serving as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
Over the past twenty years, Nicolas and Miren de Lorgeril have restored the historic vineyard and the château, originally designed by Le Vau, with grounds laid out and designed by Le Nôtre. The estate now covers 250 hectares. It produces wines in eight appellations and two IGP (protected geographical indications), including Minervois, Saint-Chinian, Faugères, and Languedoc. The estate now covers 250 hectares. It produces wines in eight appellations and two IGPs, including Minervois, Saint-Chinian, Faugères, and Côtes-du-Roussillon, with the same attention to quality as in Cabardès and unwavering consistency. Here, the wines are classic, consistent, endowed with great aromatic richness, excellent freshness, particularly on the high-altitude terroirs, and a flawless balance. A benchmark address that celebrated the 400th anniversary of the Château de Pennautier in 2022.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2026 guide) Mentioned (Successful wine)
About the estate:
The Lorgerils own six family estates in Languedoc-Roussillon, including Ch. de Pennautier, a Versailles in Languedoc built in 1620 to the glory of the local lords, treasurers of the States of Languedoc; a sure bet in the Cabardès appellation. Nicolas and Miren de Lorgeril, who represent the tenth generation to run this vast 180-hectare estate, also head up a wine trading business.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rating (2026 guide) 94/100 Favorite
Rated estate (2026 guide) Cité
About wine:
Cabardès Terroir d'Altitude seduces with its pure fruit and silky mouthfeel. A real treat.
About the estate:
In the Cabardès appellation, in the foothills of the Montagne Noire, Pennautier is a wine monument that Miren and Nicolas de Lorgeril took over some twenty years ago. By adding properties in Saint Chinian, Faugères, La Livinière, and others in Roussillon to the estate, they have developed a wide variety of vintages. On the advice of the Derenoncourt team, Nicolas de Lorgeril practices inspired winemaking, blending grapes from plots of different altitudes and ages in a mille-feuille style. Starting with the 2021 vintage, mastery and precision refine the character of the wines, revealing the elegance of these high-altitude terroirs.
Customer rating
4/5
based on 1 review
Note and opinion by Mr. GILLES D. Published on 12/09/2025
Discover this warm and generous vintage with its slightly kirsch-like and spicy red fruit flavors, structured by tight, silky tannins and a fresh texture with slightly chalky accents. Fair price. Still young, this terroir wine will be best enjoyed with autumn dishes, such as Boles de Picolat seasoned with a pinch of red pepper, or more traditionally, beef stew with black olives. Rating = 3.8.
See all reviews from this customer