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Domaine Villa Noria

Domaine Villa Noria is a Montagnac estate founded in 2010 by two wine-world friends, pairing certified organic and vegan farming with fresh, minimal-intervention wines, Pét-Nats, low-alcohol styles and LEVIN, its non-alcoholic brand.

The producer

Domaine Villa Noria began in 2010 in Montagnac, Languedoc, between the Mediterranean Sea and the foothills of the Cévennes. Two friends from the wine world founded the estate and built its range around certified organic and vegan viticulture, minimal-intervention winemaking, sulfite-free Les Infusions wines, naturally sparkling Pét-Nats, low-alcohol bottles and LEVIN, a non-alcoholic wine brand.

The bottles give that approach different expressions. La Serre Picpoul de Pinet 2022 brings lemon rind, flint, herbal notes, taut texture and a chalky, saline finish. Les Infusions Blanc de Noirs turns Pinot Noir into a still white wine aged on full lees, with white flowers, citrus, subtle buttery notes, roundness and freshness. The Pét-Nat Blanc de Noirs is 100% Pinot Noir, handpicked at night, fermented in stainless steel without added yeasts and finished in bottle.

Known for

Organic, vegan, low-intervention wines in unusual formats, led by Pinot Noir Blanc de Noirs wines, the sulfite-free Les Infusions range, naturally sparkling Pét-Nats and the LEVIN non-alcoholic brand.

Notable facts

The story

Two friends start Villa Noria in 2010

In 2010, two friends who were already part of the wine world decided to create an estate of their own. They brought their skills together, chose Montagnac in the Languedoc as the place for the project, and began Villa Noria between the Mediterranean Sea and the foothills of the Cévennes. The new estate grew into a broad range rather than a single style. Its vineyards became certified organic and vegan, while its cellar came to include fresh minimal-intervention wines, the sulfite-free Les Infusions range, naturally sparkling Pét-Nats, low-alcohol bottles and LEVIN, a non-alcoholic wine brand. The founding detail remains concrete: two friends, a shared background in wine, combined skills, and a domaine created in Montagnac in 2010.

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Domaine Villa Noria

At A Glance

Domaine Villa Noria began in 2010 in Montagnac, Languedoc, where two wine professionals built an estate around certified organic and vegan viticulture. The range moves from still Picpoul and dry sparkling Blanc de Noirs to sulfite-free wines, Pét-Nats, low-alcohol bottles and LEVIN, a non-alcoholic wine brand. Its common thread is freshness paired with unusual cellar choices.

The Producer

Villa Noria is a young Languedoc estate with an experimental range and a clear farming base. Founded by two friends who came from the wine world, it works organically and vegan across all its vineyards, then applies minimal-intervention methods to wines designed to stay fresh and expressive.

The bottles cover several drinking occasions without losing their connection to wine. Les Infusions explores sulfite-free, low-intervention wines. The Blanc de Noirs wines use Pinot Noir in different forms, including a white wine and a naturally sparkling Pét-Nat. LEVIN carries the same interest in alternative formats into a non-alcoholic wine brand.

Place

Villa Noria is in Montagnac, in the Languedoc, between the Mediterranean Sea and the foothills of the Cévennes. That position places the estate inside southern France while leaving the confirmed wine story open-ended: no specific altitude, exposure or climate claim is established here. The range instead gives the place a practical expression through fresh whites, dry sparkling wines and lighter styles.

Soil And Site

No named soil type or individual vineyard parcel is confirmed for Villa Noria. The physical fact that can be carried into the wine story is Montagnac’s position between sea and Cévennes. With no unsupported geology added, the bottles remain the guide: La Serre brings a chalky, saline finish, while the Blanc de Noirs wines show how Pinot Noir and cellar method shape texture and aroma.

Story

Villa Noria’s story begins with a decision in 2010, when two friends from the wine world combined their skills to create an estate in Montagnac. The range has since developed in several directions at once: certified organic farming, vegan production, natural sulfite-free wines, naturally sparkling Pét-Nats, low-alcohol bottles and LEVIN without alcohol.

That movement gives the estate a distinctive working vocabulary. A bottle can be a still Languedoc white, a Pinot Noir made as white wine, a bottle-finished natural sparkling wine or a non-alcoholic alternative. The shared effect is a range built around freshness, transparency and fewer technical additions.

Vineyards And Cellar

Certified organic and vegan viticulture applies across Villa Noria’s vineyards, so the estate’s farming choice reaches every style in the range. In the cellar, the Pét-Nat Blanc de Noirs begins with 100% Pinot Noir picked by hand at night. Night harvesting protects freshness and limits oxidation before the grapes are gently pressed.

The Pét-Nat ferments in stainless steel without added yeasts and finishes in bottle, where its natural sparkle develops. It contains no sulfites, fining agents or other additives and carries Vin Méthode Nature certification. Les Infusions Blanc de Noirs takes another route, pressing Pinot Noir as a white wine and ageing it on full lees, which brings white-flower perfume, citrus and a subtle buttery note.

Wines

The range includes several examples. La Serre Picpoul de Pinet 2022 is the still white, with lemon rind, flint, herbal notes, mineral character and a taut, saline finish. Its label links Picpoul with Pinet, but the confirmed material does not establish a fuller appellation or grape taxonomy.

Les Infusions Blanc de Noirs is Pinot Noir vinified as a white wine, with pale yellow colour, golden reflections, white flowers, citrus and gentle buttery tones. The Pét-Nat Blanc de Noirs is also 100% Pinot Noir, but night picking, stainless-steel fermentation and bottle finishing give it a naturally sparkling role. Noria Blanc de Noirs Brut is a dry, fruity sparkling wine marked by pear, green apple, crackers, honeydew melon, peach and grapefruit. Beyond these bottles, Villa Noria also makes low-alcohol wines and LEVIN, its non-alcoholic brand.

In The Glass

La Serre opens with lemon rind and a faint flinty note, then turns juicy and lightly herbal across the palate. Mineral flavour and a taut texture keep the wine moving, while chalk and salt remain on the finish. Its shape comes from the Picpoul de Pinet style as presented in the bottle, with freshness carrying the final impression.

Les Infusions Blanc de Noirs starts more softly, lifting white flowers and citrus from the glass before its lees ageing adds a restrained buttery layer. The palate begins round, then gathers freshness and a clean, bright line. Noria Blanc de Noirs Brut follows a fruitier path, with pear, green apple, peach and grapefruit around a dry sparkling frame, while cracker and honeydew notes add breadth.

The Pét-Nat brings the most visibly energetic expression. Pinot Noir pressed as white preserves a pale profile, and bottle finishing supplies natural fizz. The absence of added yeasts, sulfites and fining agents leaves the wine focused on fruit, bubbles and the feel of the finished bottle.

A Bottle To Understand It

Start with Les Infusions Blanc de Noirs. It is Pinot Noir made as a white wine and aged on full lees, so the bottle puts Villa Noria’s grape choice and low-intervention cellar work together. Pale yellow colour with golden reflections leads into white flowers, citrus and subtle buttery notes. The palate is rounded at first, then freshens through the finish.

This is the most complete first taste of the estate’s method because the unusual grape treatment is easy to understand in the glass. It is a still wine with perfume, freshness and a gently creamy texture, without the distraction of bubbles or alcohol-free processing.

Anecdote

In 2010, two friends who were already working in the wine world decided to create an estate of their own. They brought their complementary skills together and began building Villa Noria in Montagnac, in the Languedoc between the Mediterranean Sea and the foothills of the Cévennes. The decision was simple in outline but ambitious in consequence: instead of remaining inside the wider wine trade, they would make bottles under their own name. The estate that followed kept both sides of that beginning visible. Its vineyards are certified organic and vegan, while its cellar produces sulfite-free wines, Pét-Nats, low-alcohol styles and LEVIN, a non-alcoholic wine brand. Two friends, one shared project, and a range that kept widening from the first estate decision.

Final Word

Villa Noria is a Montagnac estate for anyone curious about how southern French wine can move across styles without abandoning freshness. La Serre gives the saline white reference, Les Infusions shows Pinot Noir in a still white form, and the Blanc de Noirs sparkling wines extend the same grape into bottle-finished and dry expressions. LEVIN carries the experiment beyond alcohol itself.

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