Fleur d'Artagnan Rose
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled summer vegetables, charcuterie boards, light seafood salads
✨ Technical Specifications
Named in honor of the legendary musketeer d'Artagnan, who was born in the heart of Gascony, the Fleur d'Artagnan Rosé captures the spirited, vibrant essence of Southwest France. Crafted by the Plaimont cooperative, this rosé is born from the rolling hills of the Côtes de Gascogne, where warm days are tempered by cool ocean breezes from the Atlantic and cold winds from the Pyrenees. This unique microclimate, combined with clay-limestone and sandy soils, preserves the grapes' natural acidity and intense aromatic profile. The wine is produced using gentle direct pressing and temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel to retain its bright, fresh character, resulting in a pale, luminous rosé that sings of wild strawberries, redcurrants, and citrus blossoms.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1979 through the union of wine cooperatives in Plaisance, Aignan, and Saint-Mont spearheaded by André Dubosc, Plaimont is an undisputed viticultural vanguard in Gascony and the Pyrenean foothills. Spanning diverse terroirs across AOC Saint-Mont, Madiran, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh, and Côtes de Gascogne, its vineyards are defined by variegated soils of tawny sands (sables fauves), limestone, and clay-rich molasse tempered by Atlantic and mountain currents. Renowned worldwide for its preservation of ampelographic heritage—exemplified by its private conservatory and historic ungrafted pre-phylloxera plots in Sarragachies—Plaimont has revived forgotten indigenous varieties such as Tardif, Arrufiac, and Manseng Noir. In white vinification, Plaimont champions crystalline freshness, precise reductive aromatic protection, and thoughtful lees contact, highlighting local Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng, and Colombard. Landmark cuvées include Cirque Nord, Les Cépages Préservés, and Les Vignes Retrouvées, presenting tensile minerality, bright citrus, exotic orchard fruit, and textural salinity emblematic of southwest France.
🍇 Grapes
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tannat
🍷 ABV
11.5-12.5%