Clot de l’Origine L’Original 2021

Clot de L'Origine is a small winery in Languedoc-Roussillon, Southern France. Annually, it produces around 35,000 bottles. Since 2009, ECOCert has certified it as organic. The estate covers ten hectares across five municipalities in Languedoc-Roussillon.

One of France's more overlooked wine-growing regions, Languedoc-Roussillion — a massive historical territory that spans from the coastal border with Spain to the coastline of Provence in southeastern France — now offers some of the highest-quality red and white wines. An area once known for generic bulk wine production – more than a third of French wine output is here – viticulture in the Languedoc-Roussillion (also known simply as "The Languedoc") has evolved significantly over the past 30 years. At the same time, winemakers have maintained their historic focus on varietal blending without the strict winemaking rules and with creative freedom not found in Burgundy and Bordeaux.

Although usually grouped as a single region, Languedoc-Roussillon can also be understood as distinct areas. Languedoc, comprised of three of the five départements, is culturally and historically tethered to France. In contrast, Roussillon has historical ties with Catalonia, an autonomous community in Spain's northeast.

While the majority of Langeudoc's production is still IGP (Indication Géographique Protégée, a lower-quality category of French wine just above table wines) wines, the region contains 23 AOCs (appellation d'origine contrôlée, the main geographical indication for French wines), which together comprise around 16 percent of the region's total production.