About Villa Sepia.

In 2011, in the heart of Languedoc, Frederick Albert established Domaine La  Villa Sepia.  Its objective is to produce excellent natural wines in small quantities. The thick walls of basalt of this former distillery date from 1824. This cellar is ideal for revealing the passion and the pursuit of the artisan winemaker.

The 5 hectares of old vines Carignan, Syrah, Grenache and Viognier are grown on the hills of the village of Montblanc biodynamicly without pesticides or chemicals. Each vineyard is protected by pine and oak  forest offering a wealth of biodiversity conducive to the expression of the terroir.

This natural philosophy extends to the cellar where we don't use sulphites, any other additives, or filter our wines. The wines of Villa Sepia are intensely vibrant and invigorating and have become a byword for excellence.

 

About the Vigneron

Fred learned to love vines, winemaking (and wine!) at an early age helping out on his grandfathers domaine.  His grandfather was an early advocate of natural biodynamic winemaking. This left a lasting impression on Fred’s winemaking philosophy.

After a career in journalism and then in wine importation, Fred has returned to his true passion – winemaking.  Known in Montblanc as “Tick”, he has used this nickname on Villa Sépia’s distinctive wines.  Lunatick, his signature white, embraces both this nickname and the “luna” element of biodynamics – but also probably sums him up in one word.

Catherine met Fred at a wine tasting in an Irish Bar in the summer of 2017.  She fell for the wine  (the viognier)- then for Fred!- they married in April 2019 and now run La Villa Sepia together.

Our Ethos

Since the dawn of time, people been nourished by produce from the earth.

We have chosen to limit the production from our vines.  This ensures a quality product and  best reflects our respect forour terroir. This is what nature offers you when getting to know our unique wines.

Worked biodynamically, our natural wines are grown without pesticides, harvested by hand, and made without added yeast or sulphites.  Unfiltered, unsterilized, unique.

As independent winemakers, we are proud to be members of “Vigneron Independent” and their logo is on all our bottle tops.