Pierre Cros, an ex rugby player, is a genuine maverick winemaker from the Languedoc wine region. Above all he is a great character. His domaine is situated in the small village of Badens in the Minervois, surrounded by the Canal du Midi to the South and the Montagne Noire to the North. It is here in the intense heat of the southern sun that little else grows except the vine and olive tree…and it is here that Pierre Cros cultivates his 20 hectares of vines including the classic Southern French varieties of Grenache<...
Joanna Simon, Wine of the Week, March 2025: "The Minervois Tradition 2022 from ex-rugby player Pierre Cros – clearly something of an individualist, although I haven’t met him – is brilliant. By which I mean delicious: unashamedly easy to drink and satisfying, yet full of character, true to its terroir and of indisputable quality. It’s full-bodied and generously fruity with a seductive, cushiony texture that fills the mouth with briary, raspberry, white pepper and balsam notes and a subtle blood-orange and mineral tang that lengthens and refreshes the finish. It's perfect now but you could cellar it for three or four years."