2021 Plaimont Les Vignes Retrouvées Saint-Mont Blanc
| Type of Wine | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | |
| Appellation | |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Grape | |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (12%) |
| Drink window | 2022 - 2026 |
- Buy 6 for 10.95 9.05 each and save 8%
Description
Plaimont is a modern cooperative in south-west France that represents the interests of farmers, but is also an international wine player that responds to the wishes of the market. Saint Mont is the reference name in the field of grape variety research (ampelography). It is home to the first vineyard listed as a monument (in 2012) and the first private conservatory in France (since 2002).
Saint Mont is a unique terroir and produces unique wines. These Les Vignes Retrouvées are distinctive and are the reward for many long days spent exploring old plots of carefully preserved vineyards and collecting valuable treasures, such as certain grape varieties from the Pyrenees that are practically were lost or forgotten. Saint Mont has other treasures such as Lambruscos, wild vines that testify to the fact that Vitis vinifera* has been growing on these terroirs for thousands of years. Located on the slopes of the foothills of the Pyrenees, the Saint Mont appellation covers 46 municipalities in the west of the Gers department. There they thrive in a special, relatively cool microclimate and extremely fertile terroir. The appellation uses local and very old varieties: Tannat, Pinenc, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon for the red and rosé wines, Gros Manseng, Arrufiacand et Petit Courbu for the white wines.
The Les Vignes Retrouvées blanc is a white wine with an excellent price/quality. It is certainly not your average white wine and is a blend of the indigenous grape variety Gros Manseng, Arrufiac and Petit Courbu. The wine is a very delicate white from southwest France with a crisp wine with a beautiful yellow-green brilliant color. The scent mainly contains fruit: citrus (orange, grapefruit), white peach and some blossom. The taste is fresh, with a greasy mouthfeel and a nice long aftertaste. Also lots of fruit and freshness. This wine has a wide range of uses. Delicious with lunch, drinks or dinner. Fish dishes go very well with it. Two other tips: tasty Spanish or Lebanese dishes. In that case, the wine has an 'extinguishing function'.
Specifications
| Type of Wine | White |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Sud-Quest |
| Appellation | Saint Mont |
| Winery | Plaimont |
| Grape | Arrufiac, Gros Manseng, Petit Courbu |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Drinking as of | 2022 |
| Drinking till | 2026 |
| Alcohol % | 12 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Promotion | Tier Price |
| Tasting Profiles | Aromatic, Dry, Fresh, Fruity, Light, Tense, White fruit |
| Drink moments | Borrelen, Met vrienden, Summer party, Terras, Voor alledag |
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Producers Plaimont is the locomotive of the Sud-Ouest and one of the most innovative wine companies in all of France. With 1000 affiliated vignerons, approximately 5,250 hectares of vineyard and a production of approximately 385,000 hectoliters, Producteurs Plaimont is the largest player in the Sud-Ouest.
The company was born in 1979 from the collaboration of three cellars in the Gers: Plaisance, Aignan and Saint-Mont. The caves of Condom and Cazaubon also joined in 1999. The three original cellars produced almost exclusively bulk wines until the 1970s, but the newly created Plaimont opted for quality and for the reconstruction of the vineyard with traditional Gascon grape varieties such as pinenc, arrufiac and petit courbu. This was accompanied by demanding cultivation methods, such as green picking and harvesting by hand, quality control and traceability. The plantings today consist of tannat, pinenc, cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon for red and rosé; arrufiac, petit courbu, petit en gros manseng, colombard, ugni blanc and listan for white. Plaimont has a quasi-monopoly on the production of an unadulterated terroir wine Saint Mont. In addition, it produces equally characteristic AOCs such as Madiran and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh. The largest volume consists of modern vin de pays wines from Gascony. With this varied range, both novice consumers and advanced consumers can be provided with a tailor-made service. Half of the production is exported. Plaimont annually spends 5 to 10% of its turnover on investments. This already happened at an early stage for techniques such as micro-oxygenation for red (softening of tannins by means of oxygen) and pellicular macération for white (peel maceration). Plaimont also has 19,000 m2 of air-conditioned business premises. In addition to technical matters, Plaimont also invests in matters such as wine tourism, marketing and training.