Felines Jourdan

Domaine Félines Jourdan's story begins in the 1940s with Gilbert and Jany Jourdan, who grew vines and table grapes near Mèze on the Mediterranean coast of France. The family bought the neighbouring Domaine Félines in 1983, renaming it Félines Jourdan, and Marie-Hélène Jourdan became one of the area's first female winemakers; her daughter Claude has led the 40-hectare estate since the late 1990s, farming three terroirs on the edge of the Thau Lagoon.

The estate specialises in Picpoul de Pinet, a dry white wine made from the saline Piquepoul grape grown on limestone and clay soils near the lagoon's oyster beds, and practises sustainable viticulture to protect the vines and the surrounding bird reserve. Its bright acidity and coastal minerality make it a natural partner for the Thau Lagoon's oysters and shellfish, reflecting the singular character of this stretch of the Mediterranean coast.