Domaine de Majas

Agnès and Alain Carrère tend Domaine de Majas in the Fenouillèdes, where the eastern Pyrenees rise behind a patchwork of family vineyards. Some parcels have been in the family for generations, with the oldest vines estimated by the domaine at more than 120 years. Carignan, Grenache and local white varieties grow on clay-limestone and schist soils.

The established vineyards have been certified organic since 2011, following conversion begun in 2007; newer parcels may still be in conversion. Much of the vineyard and harvest work is manual, fermentations use native yeasts, and some reds are made in restored concrete vats with sparing sulphur additions.