French Wine Trade Meeting Brochure - UBIFRANCE
French Wine Trade Meeting Brochure - UBIFRANCE
French Wine Trade Meeting Brochure - UBIFRANCE
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Company<br />
In 1979, a few passionate committed<br />
winegrowers, helped by André<br />
Dubosc, took up the challenge<br />
of endowing their wines with the<br />
hallmark of their noble heritage. Together,<br />
these winegrowers founded<br />
the Producteurs Plaimont.<br />
Production stretches over 4500 ha of<br />
vineyards split.<br />
Our vineyards, situated half way<br />
between the Atlantic and the Pyrenees,<br />
lie on either side of the Adour<br />
Valley, in the heart of a country<br />
where, here and there, the rounded<br />
hills give way to steep slopes awash<br />
in sunlight. The south and east-facing<br />
slopes are planted with red grape<br />
varieties. The wines from the gravelly<br />
soils are well-rounded and light; those<br />
from clayey plots are likely to be able<br />
to age elegantly.<br />
The steeper western slopes with clay<br />
and limestone soils are home to the<br />
white varieties.<br />
The sustainable viticulture of Plaimont<br />
seeks to foster the positive impact of<br />
winegrowing practices on the environment.<br />
Along with their knowhow<br />
acquired from earlier generations,<br />
they have been front runners<br />
in several aspects of viticulture and<br />
winemaking: Micro-Bullage (Micro-<br />
Oxygenation), Pigeage (Pump Over)<br />
and Pulsair (Pulverizer) are some of<br />
the techniques and equipment widely<br />
used at Plaimont<br />
Products<br />
Red varieties: Tannat, Pinenc,<br />
Cabernet Sauvignon<br />
White varieties: Petit Courbu, Arrufiac,<br />
The two manseng<br />
Vineyards:<br />
Madiran (690ha)<br />
Pacherenc du Vic Bilh (125ha)<br />
Saint Mont (1,050ha)<br />
Vin de pays (2,890ha)<br />
Maturing and ageing:<br />
In barrels: Many of our wines have<br />
the required potential to benefit from<br />
maturing in oak. There are 5,000 barrels<br />
in the Producteurs Plaimont cellars,<br />
of which a third are new each<br />
year.<br />
On the lees: This method is used with<br />
white wines and also with certain of<br />
the reds allied to micro bubbling. This<br />
process confers greater length and<br />
lush roundness in the mouth at the<br />
same time as conserving the wine’s<br />
aromas.<br />
In the bottle: there are several million<br />
bottles laid down in our air-conditioned<br />
cellars.<br />
PRODUCTEURS PLAIMONT<br />
32400 Saint Mont - FRANCE<br />
Tel: +33 (0)5 62 69 62 87<br />
Fax: +33 (0)5 62 69 61 68<br />
Website: www.plaimont.com<br />
Representative: Mr François Gigandet - Export Manager<br />
Contact details: f.gigandet@plaimont.fr<br />
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