Domaine de Mouscaillo: The Limoux Winery Recently Praised by Jancis Robinson
Why Jancis Robinson Just Put Domaine de Mouscaillo on the Map
If you’ve been sipping your way through our collection for a while, you might’ve already come across the understated brilliance of Domaine de Mouscaillo. But recently, one of the wine world’s biggest names — Jancis Robinson — gave them a little nudge into the spotlight. And now? Everyone’s paying attention.
Tucked away in the foothills of the Pyrenees, just outside a little village called Roquetaillade, this family-run estate is everything we love about wine done right: small-scale, precise, a bit geeky, and totally rooted in its sense of place. Camille and Thomas Fort farm just a handful of hectares — mostly Chardonnay, a bit of Pinot Noir — and they’re not out here chasing trends. They’re quietly making wine that reflects their high-altitude, cool-climate corner of Limoux.
And now Jancis Robinson is onto them.
She tasted three of their still wines this spring and — in her classic, slightly reserved British way — dropped some major compliments. The 2022 Limoux white, for instance, struck her as “quite tight and unyielding… rather Loire-like,” with a nod to their unique terroir. Translation? This wine’s got backbone. It’s clean, fresh, mineral — and it’ll age like a dream.
She also tried the 2012 vintage, still tasting stony and restrained over a decade on, and the 2023 Pinot Noir, a lively, fresh expression from 30-year-old vines — one she called "promising," even though it was bottled only recently.
But here’s the kicker: we’ve had Mouscaillo on our radar (and on our shelves) for ages. We know these wines. We’ve visited the vineyards. We’ve sat at the kitchen table with Camille and Thomas. They’re the real deal — and their wines have always punched way above their weight.
What Jancis didn’t taste, though? Their Crémant de Limoux. And let us tell you, it’s an absolute sleeper hit. Made with the same attention to detail, from the same cool-climate vines, this sparkling bottle is crisp, elegant, and criminally under-hyped. For now.
The Catch
As you might expect, word’s spreading. Fast. Since Jancis’s write-up, we’ve seen bottles disappear almost overnight — and we’re not expecting a massive restock anytime soon (it’s small-batch, after all). We’ll have more coming soon, but once it's gone… it’s gone.
So if you want to get a taste of what caught a world-class critic’s eye — and maybe grab a few bottles she didn’t get to — now’s the time.
We’re quietly thrilled. And we’re raising a glass to winemakers like Camille and Thomas — staying true to their roots, even when the world starts to notice.