This is a small kingdom within the confines of the Black Mountain where the soft and cool Atlantic winds blend with the heat of the Mediterranean sun. A place which has seen both the passions of the Cathares and the courtly love of the Troubadours. It is where the winds of the East and of the West meet.

One brings the heat required by the meridian grape varieties while the other brings the moisture from the Atlantic allowing the Cabernet and Merlot grapes to flourish. Moreover this mixture of winds and climate creates a unique mixture of Atlantic and Mediterranean flora throuhout the Cabardès countryside.

It is the welding of Atlantic (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet franc, Cot, Merlot and Fer Servadou) grape varieties with those of the Mediterranean (Syrah and Grenache) which gives its unique character to the Cabardès wines.

Here is what Jean-Pierre Hiradakis of the renown restaurant Tupina in Bordeaux says about Cabardès wines :

" The principal quality of these wines is their remarkable balance between "body" and fruit. During blind tastings I often slip some of my favorite Cabardès amongst much more prestigious wines. The Cabardès often emerge amongst the top choices."