The Petit Ballon Rosé IGP Comte Tolosan is made by the excellent Producteurs Plaimont team who work closely with local growers, in the Gascony wine region of France, to produce high quality wines. A blend of several local grape varieties, this rosé offers layers of fresh strawberries and cream with supple tannins and lively acidity. A fruity and easy drinking style perfect for a mid-week tipple.
The Producteurs Plaimont winery is based in the village of Saint-Mont in Gascony, south-west France. Gascony’s population and vineyard decline in the 20th century was reversed by André Dubosc, a local man determined to reinvigorate this once thriving wine-producing...
The wine region of South West France encompasses numerous small scattered areas that combine to produce an impressive range of excellent value wines with diverse stylistic influences from Bordeaux, Spain, Languedoc-Roussillon, and The Rhône. The brandy-producing region of...
Cabernet Sauvignon is a well known grape variety used to great effect in Bordeaux, France where it is vitally important to the classic wines of the Médoc. Here it is blended alongside Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Merlot to produce truly world-class wines. Cabernet...
It is estimated that there are more than 10,000 grape varieties in present commercial production, yet this probably includes the same grapes under other names. With the increase of DNA fingerprinting it is thought that the real number might come down closer to 5,000.
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