In the era of climate change, we are seeing a number of producers experimenting with new grape varieties in order to adapt to changing conditions. In the French southwest, Domaine de Pellehaut is finding that Manseng Noir carries a richness of character without the surging levels of alcohol that can be created in warmer conditions.

Its deep purple colour reveals a fruity and spicy nose of great complexity. The has a depth without excess, ripe tannins present without aggressiveness.

Domaine de Pellehaut Manseng Noir

Domaine de Pellehaut is a true farming estate run in a traditional way by Gaston Béraut and his sons, Martin and Mathieu. The straw from the local ‘Blonde d’Aquitaine’ cattle sheds makes a first-rate manure for the vines, thus allowing a balance of organic matter to be maintained in the different parcels, whilst limiting the use of synthetic fertiliser. All fermentations undertaken with natural yeasts.

Manseng Noir (100%)

Southwest France