Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette - IGP Hérault Mas Rousseau 2023
94/100
RVF
"Powerful and fleshy, with magnificent length and both fresh and fruity without any heaviness".
"Mas Rousseau lays a fine reduction on an airy, saline temperament: Julien and Delphine Zernott have produced in 2023 a paragon of southern white, like a Loire wine combined with southern generosity." (Le Guide RVF 2026).
Buy your Pas de l'Escalette wines at the best private sale price!
from €99 on your 1st order
Eye
Light yellow with silver highlights
Nose
Aromatic white fruit, jasmine, honeysuckle, menthol, beeswax.
Mouth
Complex, straight and taut, great freshness, saline persistence
Serve
At 10-12°C
Drink before
2031
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with sea bream tartare, raw fish, cheeses...
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2026) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
Julien Zernott and Delphine Rousseau acquired this terraced vineyard surrounded by low dry-stone walls in 2002. Perched at an altitude of 350 meters on some twenty hectares at the foot of the Larzac plateau, the vines are grown organically, bathed in a cool, windy micro-climate and benefiting from the limestone scree terroir of the causse and all the biodiversity of the area. The common thread here is freshness, made possible by the altitude of the vineyard; it's found in all the cuvées, without exception, making this a special estate on the Larzac terraces that finds the perfect balance between freshness and structure. We have no regrets about our recent third Michelin star award, and we see constant improvements right from the entry-level wines.
Guide des Vins Gault & Millau
Area rated Recommended (Recommended)
About the domain :
Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette has 20 hectares of biodynamic vines, planted on terraces with low dry-stone walls known as "clapas". It is perched at an altitude of 350 m in the Larzac foothills. Julien Zernott and Delphine Rousseau settled here in 2003. With the help of the intense biodiversity of the surrounding area and the exclusive use of organic products, they work the vineyard in a way that respects nature.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated ( 2026 guide) 94/100
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
Mas Rousseau offers a fine reduction on an airy, saline temperament: in 2023, Julien and Delphine Zernott have produced a paragon of southern whites, like a Loire Valley wine combined with southern generosity.
About the domain :
Located to the north-west of the Terrasses du Larzac, in the beautiful area of Pégairolles de l'Escale and Lauroux, this 20-hectare estate has been owned by Julien and Delphine Zernott since 2003. The vineyard comprises some fifty terraces on limestone scree, with a high proportion of very old vines. This terroir is in good hands with this talented and determined couple. While the whites confirm their great elegance, all the reds presented this year are of the highest order, graceful, with exemplary tactile management and ageing.