DOMAINE SERGENT
Owner Winemaker - Madiran & Pacherenc du Vic Bilh
THE PRESSSPEAKS
THE DOMAIN
Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2021
Freshness as an ambition
Holders of unsuspected pleasures, the Madirans and Pacherencs find talented ambassadors in Brigitte and Corinne Dousseau.
The space of their successes? Domaine Sergent, which this year has won its 4th favorite in 4 editions!
“Freshness as an ambition”
Modest, Brigitte and Corinne recall that their work “humbly continues that of their ancestors, because they are the ones who understood the profound truth of the term rooting”. This statement reflects the emotional links between the legacies of the past and the qualitative projections that the present sees. At Domaine Sergent, we remain in direct contact with a single desire: to provide joy to the consumer. “The common denominator of our wines is freshness. She commands us. » Relevant and inspiring ambition
La Revue du Vin de France – Les Bonnes Affaires du Vin 2016
Our Vineyard Talents in the spotlight
The ten producers whose portrait we present in this fifteenth edition have in common a passion for their profession in the service of good wines that are still accessible to all. These winegrowers work the most precious of their capital, their vines, using respectful cultivation and winemaking methods. We will discover, among these ten favorites, new winegrowers and heirs who have revolutionized the family estate. Their vintages surprise, detonate, in short, energize a sector that needs it.
Varied terroirs, polished tannins and happy winegrowers: it is the alchemy of “all-pleasure” wines that we are looking for in this guide. Wines that leave no one indifferent. Like the winegrowers you are about to discover.
Antoine Gerbelle and Philippe Maurange
La Revue du Vin de France – Les Bonnes Affaires du Vin 2016
Corinne and Brigitte Dousseau: A Madiran at attention
Madiran is known to be full-bodied and tannic, in a word “virile”. Increasingly occupying the center stage, a generation of winegrowers going against the clichés is producing this wine that is finer in tannins, color, fruitiness but also in acidity and alcohol. Today managed by Brigitte and Corinne Dousseau, the Sergent estate – around twenty hectares in Maumusson-Laguian and Saint-Lannes – illustrates this Gascon revival. Their reds regularly stand out in our tastings, with a style that is both intense and charming, based on an assertive quality of fruit, well-managed aging and an aromatic originality, with tones of menthol which at a lower cost would take us to the antipodes!
Pierre Cistern
Plaisirs du gers 2014
Lacework to preserve the aromas
The two Dousseau sisters, Brigitte and Corinne, are the third generation to watch over the destiny of this centuries-old estate, in Maumusson-laguian, since their grandfather created it. They increased it from 15 to 20 hectares, including 3 hectares for whites, and brought a touch of femininity to the production of the wines. It is sensitive in their remarkable Madiran “aged in oak barrels” with delicate and persistent fruitiness and velvety tannins.
On their three Pacherenc vintages, they do real lace-making work to preserve the aromas as much as possible. The soft “tradition”, a blend of petit and gros manseng aged on lees, fresh and fruity, delicate and charming, is the most obvious expression. The Elise pure petit manseng grains, harvested at the end of November and vinified in barrels, are concentrated and long on the palate, with aromas of candied fruit and medlar, and notes of hazelnut and toasted bread. They also make a dry, composed half of petit and gros manseng aged on lees, with these intense aromas of yellow fruits against a background of woody notes.
Le Petit Fûté 2013
Masculine, the Madiran?
With Tannat, a virile grape variety, in structure, we can think so. But if the hand that shapes it is feminine, the monolithic vision of this strong man from the South-West is undermined because, well managed, the animal produces a work of great finesse... without departing from its legendary tannic structure.
On 20 hectares of fully mature vines, Corinne and Brigitte work to magnify this Madiran and the Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh. Which does not leave the specialized press indifferent... A great success for these two sisters who have traveled the planet to discover other appellations. An open-mindedness brings great challenges and recognition, notably during the Général Agricole de Paris competition, with in 2011, under the spotlight, the Sergent estate, Madiran 2009, Cuvée aged in oak barrels which obtained the 'Money. Gold, Silver and Bronze, a shower of medals since 1987.
MADIRAN Cuvée Tradition
Millésime 2020
Guide Hachette des Vins and Vert de vin
Hachette Wine Guide 2023 - 1 star:
"...A 24-month aging in vats for this intense and frank madiran, open without reservation on black fruits, violet and licorice, with an additional vegetal and mentholated touch. The palate displays a beautiful dense and rich substance , supported by firm tannins and a well-felt freshness..."
Vert de Vin 2023 - 91/100:
"... on the palate there is a lot of fruit and freshness: we find flavors of cherry, redcurrant, wild strawberry and blackcurrant. The fruits are complemented by menthol and spicy notes of liquorice, mint and black pepper..."
Millésime 2019
Guide Hachette 2022 – 1 star
"...ripe grapes, long aging, fruit, here is a wine of good composition..."
Millésime 2018
Guide Hachette 2021 – « COUP de CŒUR »
"...Violet reflections light up the black color of this madiran, generous in its aromas of ripe black fruits, crème de cassis and spices. The attack is very smooth, the palate is perfectly round and beautiful. volume, with all the fruit expected from a ripe harvest. We pay little attention to the tannins as they are so coated, and the long finish leaves a flattering impression..."
Millésime 2017
La Revue des Vins de France
"... The estate, well placed in both red and white, gives Tannat, the fine flower of grapes from this oval terroir, a robust shimmer on core notes. It broadens the horizon of its possibilities by promising a beautiful guard..."
Millésime 2016
Guide Dussert Gerber des Vins and Vert de Vin
Dussert Gerber Wine Guide 2021 and 2020:
"...Marked by notes of black fruits and finely spicy touches, with round tannins, combining structure and melting, powerful and dense on the palate, with excellent evolution..."
Vert de Vin:
"... The nose is aromatic and offers a little power. We find notes of blackcurrant, small wild berries and more lightly notes of flowers/violet associated with touches of spices, hints of nutmeg as well as 'with a very discreet hint of Cuben pepper. The palate is fruity, frank, balanced and offers juiciness, precision, a slight straightness, a slight suavity, a lovely mineral and fresh structure as well as a tannic structure. On the palate this wine expresses notes of blackberries, blackcurrant and small notes of crushed small fruits associated with touches of toast, hints of cocoa, flowers as well as a very discreet hint of nutmeg and toast in the background. The tannins are well developed. Good length and persistence..."
MADIRAN Les Noyers
Millésime 2021
Guide Hachette des Vins and Vert de Vin
Guide Hachette des vins 2024 - 1 star
"...The only tannat at work in this expressive madiran, open to red fruits enhanced with spices and smoky notes. The palate appears supple, round, very fruity, with a slight freshness, tannins and a well-established woodland..."
Vert de Vin 2023 - 92/100
"... On the palate the attack is round, on ripe and jammy fresh fruits: we find flavors of cherry and raspberry jam, chocolate morello cherry, prunes, black plum, strawberry, chocolate with mint, blackcurrant, liquorice... the tannins are powerful but velvety and integrated into the wine profile, thanks to a rich mouthfeel and a good concentration of fruity flavors... a generous and concentrated wine, but open and pleasant..."
Millésime 2019
Guide Hachette des Vins 2023 - 1 star
"... One year in barrel for this vintage which owes everything to the tannat. Black color, toasted, toasted and liquorice nose, vigorous, dense and woody mouth. We put it in the cellar and wait..."
Millésime 2018
La Revue des vins de France and Guide Hachette des vins
La Revue des Vins de France
"... We enter this wine through the depth of Tannat. The structure then softens thanks to a crunchy fruit, between cherry and blueberry. A cocoa finish gives it complexity..."
Guide Hachette des vins 2022 - 2 stars, “COUP DE CŒUR”
"... intense aromas of ripe red and black fruits, licorice and spices... it is perfectly constructed, balanced... We have drawn out the best of the terroir..."
Millésime 2017
Guide Hachette des Vins and Guide Dussert Gerbert
Guide Hachette des Vins 2021 - 1 star
"...A 2017 which has body and chew. The one-year aging in barrels has left its mark in the vanilla and toasted aromas as well as in the still assertive expression of the tannins. The minty freshness is an originality Welcome..."
DUSSERT GERBER Guide 2021
"... Deep red, with a distinguished, rich and woody nose, it is a fragrant, ample and fatty wine, very well balanced with coated tannins..."
Millésime 2016
Guide Hachette des Vins and Guide Dussert Gerbert
Hachette Wine Guide 2020: 2 stars, COUP DE CŒUR
"... Another prosperous year for the estate: this vintage, from a plot of Tannat, follows two favorites from the previous vintage. With an intense and brilliant garnet, this 2016 immediately stands out by its sumptuous nose which opens with a refined woodiness with nuances of mocha, before deploying a warm fruity range, jammy black fruits, cherry with kirsch, nuanced with liquorice and menthol Suave in attack, consistent and fleshy. the palate unfolds a carpet of tasty tannins with accents of spices and cedar, which underline the long liquorice and minty finish... A Madiran of character with superb expression..."
DUSSERT GERBER Guide 2020
"... Very rich, where truffle, blackcurrant and cinnamon mingle, well balanced with its tasty but very present tannins, a wine of beautiful harmony, deep color, very good aging potential. Superb... "
MADIRAN Cuvée Eucalyptus
Millésime 2015
Guide Dussert Gerber des Vins 2021 and 2020
"... Very characteristic of what a wine of this appellation should be, with a present nose with notes of violet, licorice and prune, powerful tannins, rich on the palate, a very pretty finish and rich in color ..."
PACHERENC du Vic-Bilh SEC
Millésime 2021
Guide Hachette des Vins and La Revue des Vins de France
Hachette Wine Guide 2024 - 2 stars
"... fruit and substance for more velvety. Salvation itinerary for a vintage that one could believe to be biting. Set back at the first nose, the wine gradually intensifies and becomes complex on a bed of white flowers and notes The still marked acidity generates tension and length and will guarantee longevity for the most patient..."
RVF - 89/100
"... the freshness of the vintage and the aging deliver a relative amplitude, melted and exotic toasted notes which finish with a tense vivacity..."
Millésime 2020
Guide Hachette des Vins 2022 - 1 star
"... silver reflections shine in the glass. On the nose floats a scent of Harlequin candy, pear, vanilla, while on the palate, juicy and fresh, there are floral nuances and citrus accents which echo each other. A delicate Pacherenc..."
Millésime 2019
Guide Dussert Gerbert 2021
"... Full of aromatic persistence, combines finesse and suavity, with notes of fresh almond and peach..."
Millésime 2018
Le Guide Hachette des vins and Guide Dussert Gerber
Hachette Wine Guide 2020 - 2 stars
"... Offered as a Favorite, this dry Pacherenc confirms the talent of the winegrowers who also shine in Madiran. We like its very fresh and fruity nose, between exotic fruits (lychee, pineapple) and citrus fruits (lemon and grapefruit), nuanced with subtle aging notes. On the palate, the slightly pearly attack announces a beautiful tension which balances a full and creamy substance and lends length to the fruity finish, marked by a buttery and well-melted woodiness. ..”
Dussert Gerber Guide 2020
"... Combines freshness with elegance, with a lovely complexity where we find connotations of apple and hazelnut on the finish..."
PACHERENC du Vic-Bilh SWEET Cuvée Tradition
Millésime 2019
Guide Dussert Gerber 2021
"... Well characterized, on the nose where nuances of acacia, candied fruits and white flowers intermingle, with a refined smoothness..."
Millésime 2018
Guide Hachette des Vins 2022 and Guide Dussert Gerber
Hachette Wine Guide 2020
"...Tasty and well constructed, this sweet wine with aromas of white flowers and yellow fruits (peach, apricot and plum) offers a supple and round mouth, balanced by a lemony finish..."
Dussert Gerber Guide 2020
"... Very tasty (that's really the term), well characterized, beautiful color, with a nose of small ripe yellow fruits, a frank wine, charming and suave on the palate, ideal both with a Fourme d'Ambert and 'with a citrus gratin and orange blossom sabayon..."
PACHERENC du Vic-Bilh SWEET “Les grains d’Élise”
Millésime 2019
Guide Dussert Gerber 2021
"...Velvety, with a rose nose, intense on the nose and on the palate, slightly honeyed, rich and fine at the same time..."
Millésime 2018
Guide Dussert Gerber 2020
"...Lingering scents (brioche, cooked peach), it is creamy, full of aromatic finesse, very balanced, keeps well..."