In the mid 1980’s, François and Jacques Lurton, originally from the ‘Entre Deux Mers’ region were on the lookout for new vineyards for the family production. They learnt of the wonderful potential of the ‘terroirs’ of southern France. In 1996 the two brothers took the plunge and rented an estate by the name of Mas Janeil, with land spread between Maury and Tautavel. “Les Fumées Blanches” comes from the cool region of the Gers, 150km south of Bordeaux, sandwiched in between the Atlantic and the Pyrenees mountains to its south. FRANçOIS LURTON L A N G U E D O C R O U S I L L I O N www.francoislurton.com 78