When talking about La Clape - about this volcanic mountain range south of Narbonne - one involuntarily thinks of the Négly flagship winery, which has been an ambassador of the sophisticated Languedoc wines with its good and expensive wines for many years. A counterpart, so to speak, to the still lingering bad reputation of the cheap wines that were produced here - south of France - (and are still being produced to a small extent).
Many years ago, when I visited Négly for the first time - on the way there or back, as it were - I discovered the neighboring estate of Négly - Mire l'Etang - and was - as they say - taken with its wines. Subsequently, I visited Mre l'Etang several times and came to the conclusion that the wine estate can compete with Négly, apart from the lack of cult character. At that time, I reported about it several times in different forums (especially at Wein-Plus.eu). In the meantime, a whole series of high-quality ("haut de gamme") wines is made and offered in all appellations of Languedoc-Roussillon. Négly is still one of the best, but it is no longer alone in the so-called "highest class".
Quality is to be found (also at very different prices) again and again. also on la Clape. High awards reach the top estates Château Rouquette, Anglès, Négli, Mas de Soleilla, Le Hospitalet, Mire Etang, Caplazens. However, besides their highly rated top products, all these wine estates also produce so-called "small wines", I mean wines around 7 euro a bottle 
One hardly talks about them. They are wines like they are made on good wineries as "basic wines" everywhere, mostly committed to tradition, both in terms of grape varieties, as well as in the way of vinification.
Here, as it were in the shadow of the renowned wines, a wine culture has developed, which more and more finds a broader acceptance - and also my love. "La Clape" from Mire l'Etang belongs to these wines. It's fruity, pretending to be rooted in a wild (but beautiful) region. But it is not wild, nor is it gentle and non-committal. It is what it is called: La Clape. With every sip, the idyllic vineyards on and above the cliffs between Narbonne and Gruissan come to mind. Yes, that's where this la Clape was born, you can feel it.