Rive Haute Tannat Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled chicken skewers, mixed charcuterie, Mediterranean pasta salad
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the sun-drenched, rolling hills of Gascony in South-West France, the Rive Haute Rosé by Plaimont captures the vibrant spirit of this historic land, famously known as the home of the legendary musketeer d'Artagnan. The name 'Rive Haute' pays tribute to the high banks of the Adour River, where the clay-limestone soils and maritime-influenced climate create an ideal sanctuary for viticulture. In this expressive rosé, Plaimont's winemakers artfully blend Tannat—the robust, deeply colored signature grape of the Pyrenean foothills—with the globally renowned Cabernet Sauvignon. Utilizing gentle direct pressing and cool fermentation techniques, they tame Tannat's natural power into a refreshing, red-fruit-forward profile. This wine reflects the cooperative's dedication to preserving local traditions while delivering a modern, convivial style that embodies the warm hospitality of the French Sud-Ouest.
🍾 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
Tannat, Cabernet Sauvignon