Languedoc - Château L'Argentier

Owned by Élisabeth and François JOURDAN, Château l’Argentier is located in the town of Sommières in Languedoc-Roussillon.

A 24-hectare vineyard classified as a Languedoc Protected Designation of Origin, the estate has 2.20 hectares classified under the Languedoc designation “SOMMIÈRES” and 5.94 hectares classified under the Languedoc designation “GRÈS DE MONTPELLIER”.

Château l'Argentier also has an important heritage of very old vines planted with indigenous Languedoc grape varieties (Aramon, Cinsault and Carignan). Purchased in 1937 by Paule MARTIN-GRANEL (grandmother of Élisabeth JOURDAN), the estate was first operated by her sons, André and Raymond MARTIN. In 1983 Élisabeth JOURDAN (daughter of Raymond MARTIN) and her husband, François, a Burgundian originally from Santenay, trained at Clos de Malte, took over the estate. Immediately convinced of the excellent wine-growing potential of the “Argentier” terroir, they cleared new plots, planted young vines, and rehabilitated the old cellar.

Pioneers of the Languedoc wine revival in the 1980s, today the third generation of winegrowers to operate Château l'Argentier, Élisabeth and François JOURDAN do everything they can to produce fine wines respectful of their terroir each year.