Pacherenc
The Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh vineyard is located in the Pyrenean foothills. It is bounded to the north by the Pyrenees and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean.
The vines are planted at an altitude that varies between 180 and 300 m, exposed north-south, resting on 3 varieties of soil: clay-limestone, clayey, rolled pebbles.
The situation of the vineyard between mountains and ocean is favorable for an oceanic climate.
It straddles 3 departments: Gers, Pyrénées Atlantiques and Hautes Pyrénées.
The area of the appellation is 300 hectares.
The grape varieties are: Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng, Petit Courbu, Arrufiac.
Dry Pacherencs are wines that develop notes of citrus fruits, white-fleshed fruits and exotic fruits.
Sweet Pacherencs are wines characterized by aromas of pear, quince, passion fruit, honey, candied fruit or dried fruit.
They will delight your friends as well as an aperitif, during a meal or a snack...
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Clos Basté - Pacherenc...
CLOS BASTE
Chantal and Philippe Mur define themselves as artisan winegrowers.
For them, it is a lifestyle choice more than a professional activity.
They produce well-built wines, based on the quality of fruit from clean, voluntary and attentive farming.
From the vine to the grape must, so many stages, so many choices, where intuition and above all "terroir spirit" prevail over technology and scientific certainty.
In 1998, they acquired an old building with character, in ruins, the Maison Basté, which they restored and revived.
Certified in organic farming since 2008, the estate covers 10 hectares, 7 in red wines and 3 in white wines (AOC Madiran, AOC Pacherenc de Vic Bilh and IGP Bigorre). -
Domaine Damiens -...
At the head of the family estate since 1993, Pierre Michel Beheïty was joined by his sister Marie in 2008, to manage the administrative part.
In 2011, he decided to switch the estate to organic farming.
In 2017, all of the 16 hectares of the estate switched to organic farming.
Pierre Michel has kept the family tradition of cultivation and vine, bringing it "up to date", while perpetuating the style of their grape varieties and terroirs.
The estate produces wines in AOC Madiran, Pacherenc du Vic Bilh and IGP Comté Tolosan, in the commune of Aydie in the Pyrénées Atlantiques. -
Domaine Labranche -...
It was in 1992 that Christine Dupuy, an oenologist by training and the first female winemaker in the appellation, took over the family estate.
It increases it from 6 hectares to 21 hectares, including 2 in biodynamics (17 in Madiran and 4 in Pacherenc du Vic Bilh).
The estate has been in organic farming since 2014.
Attentive to environmental issues and concerned about our well-being, it adopts the methods and practices of organic farming, while trying its hand at biodynamics, the goal being to promote biodiversity, biological balance and tillage. .
The production of the wines is non-interventionist, which allows the terroirs and the grape varieties to express themselves. -
Château du Pouey -...
Located in Viella, in the Gers department, Château du Pouey is a family estate that cultivates vines from generation to generation.
In 2012, it will experience a new boom under the impetus of Bastien Lanusse who wishes to modernize the Madiran appellation.
The 24-hectare estate is conducted in sustainable agriculture before being labeled High Environmental Value (HVE).
Currently, he is beginning a conversion to organic farming.
It produces wines in AOC Madiran and Pacherenc du Vic Bilh, and in IGP Côtes de Gascogne, on stony clay soils and clay-loamy-gravelly soils.
Its wines aged in stainless steel vats are fruity, silky, expressive, with a beautiful freshness and typical of their terroirs. -
Domaine Strateus -...
The adventure began for Simon Ribert when his grandfather offered to pass on his 80-year-old vineyard to him.
In 2017, he produced his first vintage. Since then, each year, his wines have continued to evolve.
It delivers fruity wines, with character, with a beautiful aromatic power and great finesse.
Its Neolithik 2020 cuvée confirms this development.
"Listening to nature, trying to understand the living system, finding the balance between man and plant" such is the essential for Simon.
His work is in accordance with the principles of biodynamics.
The estate extends over 3.15 hectares, divided into different plots (1.15 hectares in Madiran and 2 hectares in Pacherenc).
He is part of this generation of winegrowers with well-affirmed convictions that are developing the Madiran appellation.
