• The “très grand vin” of Domaine de Mirail comes from a selection of parcels on « peyrusquet » (shallow soil on the limestone mother rock of Lectoure) ; A selection of vines planted at a density of 7,000 vines per hectare, the soil is worked mechanically with limited treatments and various “green” work( épamprage, dédoublage, sorties des entre-coeurs). The yields from this terroir are naturally low. Hand harvested the grapes are 100 % destemmed and put in tank for 5 to 7 days of cold maceration before fermentation with regular délestage .The moment of draining off of the juice is determined by daily tasting. Ageing for 18 months in French oak (100 % new) to finish this vin de garde. 65% Cabernet-Sauvignon and 35% Merlot.



• The « grand vin » of Domaine de Mirail comes from a selection of clay limestone parcels. Controlled yields of 50hl/ha (the equivalent of one bottle per vine), a selection of vines planted at a density of 7,000 vines per hectare, the soil is worked mechanically with limited treatments and various “green” work (épamprage, dédoublage , sorties des entre-coeurs ). Hand harvested the grapes are 100 % destemmed and put in tank for 5 to 7 days of cold maceration before fermentation with regular déléstage (draining and refilling of the tanks to keep the cap moist) The moment of draining off of the juice is determined by daily tasting. Ageing for 12 months in French oak (25 % new) to finish this vin de garde.65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet-Sauvignon .
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• From a single plot of Colombard vines situated on our limestone plateau which are worked so strictly that they only produce 4hl per acre, or 850 bottles of wine. The shrivelled and botrytised grapes are hand harvested in selective pickings and the juices are fermented and aged in French oak barrels. A fine sweet wine with exceptional complexity. It finishes on delicate notes of fruit with a certain freshness.
It should be decanted and served at between 12 and 15°C.
A really quite exceptional wine.

 

 

 

 

 

• The historian of Gascony, Zacharie Baqué, compared the Eaux de Vies of Armagnac and found that those of the Haut Armagnac had a superior bouquet. He added, “if connoisseurs recognize the quality (of Haut Armagnac), the trade, more concerned with availability, prefers the negotiants from other terroirs where there is more volume. The appellation of the Haut Armagnac represents only 2% of the total production of Armagnac. The Château de Mirail produces the best of the world’s oldest eaux de vie thanks to the finest of armagnac varietals, the Folle Blanche. The clay limestone soils, the harvest, and an early distillation, regular oxidation to avoid the development of unpleasant esters, and ageing in new barrels gives us all the finesse of Haut Armagnac. All of the vinification of the Folle Blanche takes place in stainless steel tanks.