Côtes de Gascogne Blanc 2023

Lemon
Peach
Passion fruit

Lemon, peach and passion fruit, with a small smoky note behind them. Fresh at first, then rounder across your tongue before the bright fruit returns. An easy glass for lunch that carries on into the afternoon.

You’ll notice the rounder middle between the fresh first sip and lively finish.

If you like bright citrus whites but want a little roundness in the middle, try this Gascogne blend.

Part of the wine is fermented in barrels.

€11.10

Quantity

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Their style

Where this bottle sits, from body to finish.

BodyLight

Bold

AciditySoft

Acidic

SweetnessDry

Sweet

CharacterClean

Wild

FinishShort

Long

Eat this with it

AT THE TABLE

Grilled cod with lemon butter

Fresh citrus lifts the butter and the rounded middle suits the fish.

SOMETHING SIMPLE

Chicken salad with peach

The peach note links the fruit and the wine’s freshness keeps the salad lively.

FOR SHARING

Roasted peppers with goat’s cheese

The round feel meets the soft peppers and acidity balances the cheese.

Also good

Try a warm goat’s cheese salad; the fresh edge balances the cheese while the roundness suits the toast.

Skip

A rich chocolate dessert would smother the lemon and passion fruit.

Serve at

8–10 °C

The producer

Domaine de Cassaigne: Gascon wine with an Armagnac past

On the limestone heights of Cassaigne, six winegrowing families look after land once devoted entirely to Armagnac. Plaimont’s purchase and vineyard renewal brought a new chapter: distinctive red and white Gascon wines alongside the estate’s older speciality. Local grapes such as Gros Manseng and Manseng Noir belong to that story. Cover crops and carefully timed treatments keep the work rooted in the needs of this particular plateau.

Grapes / sourcing: Gros Manseng, Colombard, Merlot, Syrah and Manseng Noir.
Farming: HVE level 3; cover crops and targeted treatments.
Winemaking: The Domaine de Cassaigne red is matured in barrels.
Terroir: Exposed limestone plateau in Armagnac-Ténarèze.
People: Six families of cooperative winegrowers.
They talk about: Gascon grapes and the meeting of wine and Armagnac.