IGP Pays d'Oc

La Tène

La Tène is a project from a Beaune wine house, named for the Celtic culture of ancient Burgundy, that looks south for its fruit. The Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are grown high in the limestone hills of Limoux, near the foot of the Pyrenees, where altitude keeps the wines fresh and lively. The aim is straightforward and honest: the elegance of white Burgundy with a southern-French soul, made with restraint and offered at an everyday price. These are unpretentious, well-made wines for drinking young and often.

La Tène is not Burgundy in the strict sense, but it is very much born from a Burgundian idea. Created by the father-and-daughter team behind Vins Divins in Beaune, Mike and Cara, the project looks beyond Burgundy for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grown on suitable limestone and clay soils, aiming for wines with freshness, fragrance and a Burgundian sense of shape, without the Burgundian price.

There is also a lovely historical thread to the label. La Tène takes its name from the ancient Celtic art movement, and pays tribute to the Aedui, the early vine growers of Burgundy. It gives the wines a slightly romantic, old-world feeling, but the pleasure is very practical: honest, bright, well-made French drinking with a nod to Burgundy and a much friendlier price.

The Indent Offer.

Our pre-arrival offer is open. Under the en primeur system you reserve the wines before they reach Australia, and in return we hold them at heavily reduced indent prices for pre-payment.

To secure your order now, you can purchase the wines below directly through the online store. Alternatively, you may use our 2026 Indent Order Request Form, where you can choose wines from any producer on this shipment in one place. As quantities are limited, submitted order request forms are filled on a first-in, first-served basis. However you order, we will hold your bottles at the indent price, with payment required before the wines arrive in August, and confirm pick up or delivery once the container lands.

Email: store@lamontscott.com.au | Phone: 9385 0666

Available now at indent pricing. Quantities are limited and orders are confirmed on a first-come basis.

2023 La Tene Chardonnay IGP Pays d'Oc

Chardonnay · Pays d'Oc IGP

Indent price: $22.00 per bottle

The white follows the same idea, Chardonnay grown high in the limestone hills of Limoux and handled with restraint to keep it fresh and clean. Lemon, white orchard fruit and a soft creaminess, easy and unoaked, the sort of bottle that earns its place midweek. Honest, well-made Chardonnay at a friendly price.

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2022 La Tene Pinot Noir IGP Pays d'Oc

Pinot Noir · Pays d'Oc IGP

Indent price: $22.00 per bottle

La Tene is a small project from a Beaune negociant house, sourcing Pinot Noir from the high, limestone slopes of Limoux in the far south, where altitude keeps the fruit fresh. The result is unpretentious and charming: light, bright red cherry and a touch of earth, soft enough to enjoy young and slightly chilled. Southern-French value made with a Burgundian eye.

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Need help choosing? For allocations, mixed cases or advice on cellaring, call the Cottesloe team or email store@lamontscott.com.au.