DOMAINE SERGENT
Owner Winemaker - Madiran & Pacherenc du Vic Bilh
Wine is terroir
THE DOMAIN
In Madiran, on the borders of Béarn, Bigorre and Gascony, Domaine Sergent is located in the town of Maumusson, in the Gers, onthe “Madiran, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh, Béarn” appellation area.
The Domaine extends gently over a south-facing hillside, in the heart of the best plots of the appellation and has 21 hectares of vines with an average age of 35 years.
WINE IS THE MIRROR OF MEN
Here in Madiran, the winegrowers will not tell you otherwise as this wine of character marked by the original grape variety, Tannat, has the accent of the men and women who shape it.
In this vineyard which straddles the three departments, one would think that there is no place for women.
Think again ! Domaine Sergent is the very embodiment of this change in mentality.
For 20 years, wine has flowed through the veins ofBrigitte and Corinne Dousseau, worthy heirs to the family estate who continue the work masterfully carried out by Gilbert, their father.
Their wines are pampered, cared for, raised and loved like their own children,
an extra touch of femininity!
WINE is matter
The vineyard is spread over two different terroirs:
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SAINT LANNE : this is the area of the high hills renowned for making great reds. The soil is clayey and very stony, characterized by its good water regulation, this terroir gives intense, round wines with very ample tannins.
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MAUMUSSON : the subsoil of this terroir, in the heart of the Madiran vineyard, commonly referred to as "Grepp floor" is considered the most characteristic of the appellation. From this terroir come wines that are just as intense, concentrated, with generous tannins.
WINE is work and patience
The vines are conducted in demi haughty and pruned in simple guyot.
The risk of frosts away, the vines are disbudded in order to spread out the grapes and limit the yield.
After flowering, manual stripping is carried out, followed by green harvesting.
The harvest generally begins the first week of October.
WINE IS TRANSMISSION
We don't own the land, we work it, learn and pass it on. We have to take care of it.
At Domaine Sergent,HVE certification that we have just received, rewards our efforts to preserve the land that has been transmitted to us.