Estates / Domaine du Pech
Domaine du Pech
Magali Tissot & Ludovic Bonnelle
COUNTRY: France
REGION: Southwest France
APPELLATION: AOC Buzet
Domaine du Pech is a biodynamic estate in the Buzet region of southwest France on the slopes of Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois in the extreme southeast part of the appellation. Daniel Tissot, son of a long-standing winemaking family in Jura, has been making wine and winning medals in the Côtes de Buzet since 1980. In 1997, his daughter Magali and her partner Ludovic took over the estate.
The vineyards grow on a hill or ‘pech’ as it is called in the local dialect surrounding the winery. The white gravel soil has excellent drainage and creates a reflection of light and accumulation of heat which ensures that the grapes reach optimal maturity. No fertilizers have been used for the past twenty years.
Since 2000, the yields have been significantly reduced and there has been a drive towards the use of biodynamic methods of cultivation has included the use of medicinal plants as well as minerals, thereby necessitating minimal treatments with copper or the use of sulfur since 2004. Only natural yeasts and bacteria are used during the winemaking process. The wines are not filtered before bottling.
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Wine Region:
Southwest France
Southwest France, which comprises Aquitaine, Limousin, and Midi-Pyrénées, is fourth in terms of the largest wine producers in the country. As is in the name, it spans all of the southwestern portion of the country, with the notable exception of Bordeaux. The wines in the area lean more towards Atlantic than Mediterranean build, much like those of Bordeaux.
The terroir of Southwest France varies as far and wide as the wines made there. The Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean give the area a mostly maritime climate, although the inlands are more continental – therefore hotter and drier. The rivers Tarn, Lot, Garonne, and Dordogne variety to the soil types of the region, as do vineyards such as Bearn that lie on the slopes of the Pyrénées (with its different altitudes, aspects, and soil stone types.
Featured Grape Varieties:
Malbec
Mauzac
Négrette
Semillon
Tannat
Colombard
Ugni Blanc
Listan
Tannat
Cabernet
Arrufiac
Petit Courbu
Manseng
Cabernet Sauvignon
Pinenc
Gros Manseng
Semillon
Muscadele
Camaralet
Petit Manseng
Sauvignon Blanc
Cabernet Sauvignon
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