Southern France’s First Growth
“The wines are consistently fantastic vintage-to-vintage, and you can see why we consider this a First Growth of Southern France.”
— Andrew McMurray, Zachys
“Broadcasting the message that this region’s soils and old vines harbour abundant latent grandeur…”
— David Schildknecht, The Wine Advocate
“These are the first extensive vineyards in France that we can be certain about. They provided the trading strength of a province that was to control all of France south of a line from the Spanish border to Geneva.”
— Hugh Johnson, The Story of Wine
“There has been more ballyhoo about this domaine than any other since Daumas Gassac.”
— Paul Strang, Languedoc-Roussillon: The Wines and Winemakers
La Pèira & First Growths (2005–2015)
Wine Advocate Average Scores (2005–2015)
“Some of the greatest vineyard land in the south of France.”
— Andrew Jefford, Financial Times (2009)
“There is clearly a real sensibility for the local terrain and varietal traditions.”
— Jancis Robinson MW
“Easily one of the top estates in all of France.”
— Jeb Dunnuck, The Wine Advocate
“It feels almost Médoc-like…They could be the work of a genius”
— Andrew Jefford, Decanter Magazine
“Have helped completely change the landscape and the horizon of their appellation, with the wines being placed on qualitative level or above, of the 1er crus classés of Bordeaux and the Grands Crus of Burgundy”
— Bertrand Rougier, Lafont Presse – Le classement des meilleurs vins de France
“The texture and the depth of flavour are amazing. It reminded me at different moments of 1989 La Mission Haut-Brion, 2004 Fattoria Galardi Terre di Lavoro and 1990 Henri Bonneau Reserve des Célestins”
— Jay McInerney, Wall Street Journal
“Rearranged my inner pantheon in the way that truly great wine can.”
— Andrew Jefford, The World of Fine Wine
“One of a handful of ★★★★ Domaines in France.”
— Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book 2023
La Pèira
While La Pèira is produced in extremely limited quantities, news of the wines, tastings, and releases is shared privately, on request.
