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Meet Hugo Levingston of Domaine de Mourchon


Meet Hugo Levingston of Domaine de Mourchon
Walter and Ronnie McKinlay bought Domaine de Mourchon in 1998 and still run the estate, together with daughter Kate and son-in-law Hugo Levingtson.
Do you remember how and when you first began working with Averys?
Averys offered our first order in March 2005 for the Tradition Rouge, then we became regulars at the tastings in Bristol … we’ve been ever since, 12 years now !
The wines of Séguret are steadily gaining in reputation, which is in a large part down to Domaine de Mourchon. What do you think makes the region so special?
Today Seguret as an appellation has experienced a renaissance in wine production. Since we created Domaine de Mourchon 20 years ago, a new generation of growers and winemakers have taken forward their traditions with new attitudes and respect to developing respectful techniques and technologies with a trend towards organic methods. Domaine de Mourchon will be certified 100% in a few years - presently we are about sixty percent.
Your wines have been a huge hit with the critics, from Robert Parker to Jancis Robinson MW - why do you think the wines have been such a big success?
Domaine de Mourchon similarly is a part of this renaissance and today we stand together with our syndicate of winemakers proud of our efforts and labour of respecting the soils we work with and highlighting Séguret in the world of wine. Mourchon took Séguret’s name to the wine world with our developments in the export markets, especially in the USA where the press is important to American consumers. As these wine lovers in the world contemplate more wines, the international wine press decipher the vast choice by their recommendations and reviews, and we are very proud of these recognitions.
You’re a regular at Averys tastings and hosted a fantastic dinner for us just before Christmas. Will you be joining us in Bristol again this year? Can customers also come along and taste your wines in France?

The dinners at the cellars are always great occasions to get together with wine and food. I always look forward to the Averys tastings… the next event is the Averys Summer of Wine (16th June – order tickets at www.averys.com/events). The rosés and whites will be out for the season and equally the reds which are great for the grills and BBQ’s. We love meeting the Averys customers to talk the finer details of these wines and often includes a good chat about what foods we love too.

Meanwhile, in the summer back at the vineyard, our cellar and tasting room are always open including guided tours in the vines and visits to the cellars… we love what we do and can’t help ourselves to pass on the passions we have for our wines !




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