Famille Fabre

– Corbières

1985 was a big year. David Bowie and Mick Jagger pushed the limits of fashion in “Dancing in the Street”, Grace Jones absolutely dominated a spandex leotard in “View to a Kill” and the Languedoc-Rousillon went through a mini-revolution that would have far reaching consequences for the quality of its future wine production.

Like many things in the 80s a lot of the wine produced from the south of France lacked taste. That was mostly due to the lack of any real appellations in the Languedoc-Rousillon outside of a select few communes. It meant nearly everything was classified as ‘Vin de pays d’Oc’, as such the region became well-known for low quality, very cheap offerings and the main contributor to Europe’s gargantuan wine lake. The Corbières appellation was created in 1985 to bring quality up and almost immediately, despite its relatively large size, became a region synonymous with ambition and potential.

The Fabre family have been making wine in one way or another for around 400 years, with Louis at the helm since 1982. Now boasting 100% organic production the wines on show here display the great diversity of the region whilst maintaining the appellation’s reputation as the southern French pound-for-pound champ.