Domaine de MarquestauFloc de Gascogne Blanc
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The Floc de Gascogne Blanc of the Domaine de Marquestau is in the top 0 of wines of Gascogne.
Details and technical informations about Domaine de Marquestau's Floc de Gascogne Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Severnyi
Interspecific crossing between (dimiat or galan x vitis amurensis) and (vitis amurensis x vinifera unknown) obtained in 1978 by the Institute of Research and Development of Viticulture and Winemaking of Novotcherkassk (Russia). It can be found in Canada (Nova Scotia, Ontario, etc.), the United States, Russia and many Eastern European countries. Note that the dimiat is a relative of the white gouais.
Informations about the Domaine de Marquestau
The Domaine de Marquestau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Gascogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Gascogne
Between the Landes forest, the Garonne and the Pyrenees, the Gascony hillsides cover the Gers dePartment and part of the Landes and Lot-et-Garonne departments. The vineyards occupy the same area as Armagnac, a brandy still produced in the region, but whose volumes have declined in favour of vins de pays (now PGI). Under the influence of a mild oceanic Climate, it is fairly wet in the west, drier in the east, especially in summer. In the west, the subsoil of tawny sands is of marine origin, covered with boulbènes; in the east, it gradually gives way to molasse, a rock resulting from the erosion of the Pyrenees.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: Primeur
Said of wines from the last vintage and, by extension, wines of the year, fruity and easy-drinking, put on sale on the third Thursday in November. The AOC regulations specify that a wine is said to be primeur if it is bottled before the spring, and nouveau if it is bottled before the following harvest. Beaujolais Nouveau is therefore a vin primeur.
