Fitou - France's First Red Wine AOC

How to Complete

4 steps curated by Wine Memories

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   Complete the Burdigala-to-Narbo journey at the Mediterranean

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   Photo ideas: The sea where Roman ships launched, the coastal vineyards, your journey's end

   Photo ideas: The sea where Roman ships launched, the coastal vineyards, your journey's end

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   Taste both Fitou styles: Maritime (coastal) and Montagneux (mountain)

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   Compare the lighter, earlier-drinking coastal wines with powerful inland reds

   Compare the lighter, earlier-drinking coastal wines with powerful inland reds

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   Visit Narbonne's Via Domitia and Narbo Via museum

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   The Roman road is still visible in the main square - stand where legionaries walked

   The Roman road is still visible in the main square - stand where legionaries walked

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   Eat oysters at Leucate lagoon with white wine

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   Roman feast finale - seafood and wine at the Mediterranean's edge

   Roman feast finale - seafood and wine at the Mediterranean's edge

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Insider Tips

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  Domaine Bertrand-Bergé makes exceptional Fitou with minimal intervention

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  The coastal Fitou Maritime zone produces lighter, earlier-drinking wines

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  Inland Fitou Montagneux is more powerful and age-worthy

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  Leucate lagoon and oyster farms are perfect for white wine and seafood lunch