Petite Gasconne Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled shellfish, fresh goat cheese, summer salads
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the sun-drenched, rolling hillsides of Gascony in South-West France, Plaimont's Petite Gasconne Blanc is a vibrant tribute to the historic homeland of d'Artagnan and the legendary Musketeers. This light, aromatic white wine captures the essence of the region's maritime-influenced clay-sand soils, locally known as 'boulbènes'. Crafted from the traditional Gascon varieties Colombard and Ugni Blanc, the wine undergoes cool fermentation and short aging in stainless steel tanks to preserve its intense, naturally expressive aromatics. It beautifully reflects the local winemaking heritage, where freshness and vivacity are prized above all, offering a bright bouquet of citrus blossoms, green apple, and exotic fruits.
🍾 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
Colombard, Ugni Blanc
🍷 ABV
11.5%