Today's NY Times contains an article by Eric Asimov about the wines of
the Languedoc. It's not terribly profound, although generally factually
correct (exception: AFAIK carignan is not an allowed varietal in the S.
Rhone, unless one includes Costières de Nîmes/Bouche du Rhone). In
their tasting, the top wines are from estates I don't know well (Ch. de
Lascaux, Mas de Chimères, Jean-Michel Alquier, Ch. Belles Eaux) and ones
I do know (Mas Jullien, Ch. de Lancyre). Of no great surprise is that
the two top wines are brought in by Kermit Lynch and Louis/Dressner, and
of particular worry to Dale W will be their designation of the '04 Iche
'Les Heretiques' as a "Best Buy." So much for NYC stocks of it... ;-)

Here's the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/07/dining/07wine.html

Mark Lipton