The vineyards surrounding Domaine de Barroubio look like a lunar landscape. Covered with broken-up, chalky (limestone) rocks on the spinal crest of a hill about 300 meters above sea level, the vineyards line a road that seems to lead to nowhere. The domaine and the tiny hamlet of Barroubio have been in the Miquel family since the 15th century. The estate is run by Raymond Miquel, who took over the winery’s operations from his mother several years ago, and who maintains sustainable winemaking across the . Today, the domaine extends 25 hectares in the very small A.O.C Muscat St Jean de Minervois (it’s one of the few appellations where one can see exactly where the appellation begins and ends with the naked eye) and 9 hectares in the historic district of Minervois, which contains some vines that are more than 110 years old.