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Ampéloméryx 2012, Domaine de Pellehaut, Midi-Pyrénées
The opinion of the sommelier
« You probably have some difficulties to pronounce the name of this cuvee, don’t you? Ampeloméryx is a word that refers to a prehistoric mammal that had the habit to chew grapevine. But don’t worry, this cuvee has no animal taste! This is a nice cuvee with a beautiful crystalline robe containing white gold reflections. Appreciate its fresh mouth and its pink grapefruit hints. »
Grape variety
The Gros Manseng comes from the Pau region, in the south of France. For many years, this grape variety was only cultivated in this region, but other regions also started to cultivate it in recent years. It produces wines that are dry with quince and apricot hints.
Appearance
A beautiful crystalline robe with white gold reflections.
Nose
Intense nose, pleasant and fresh, with pink grapefruit hints.
Mouth
The mouth is fresh, light, acid and long.
Service
Service: between 10 and 12°C. Open just before serving. Aging potential until 2017.
Food and wine matching
Toasts with lump roe
Cod fillet with lemonGoat cheese
Clementine salad
A winemaker, a family
In France, in the Gers region, the Béraut family continues to carry on the mixed farming tradition: vineyards, bovines and grains. We don’t have time to be bored in the Pellehaut domain! An interesting point is that the family comes from Montreal, but they surprisingly don’t have any accent. Indeed, apart from being the capital city of Quebec, Montreal is also a small village in the Gers region.
Terroir
Located on the slope of the Château de Pellehaut at an altitude of over 180m, the vineyard benefits from a nice sunlight. This climatic factor enables grapes to be more mature, with more sugar and less acidity. This makes the wine smoother.
My VitiBox, April 2014 / bouteille
Sold by cases of 3 or 6 bottles until the 30th of April 2014. Delivery within 21 days.
This is a nice cuvee with a beautiful crystalline robe containing white gold reflections. Appreciate its fresh mouth and its pink grapefruit hints.
£11.20 Public price £9.50 Subscribers' priceOut of stock
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Ampelomeryx Rouge 2015, Domaine de Pellehaut, Côtes de Gascogne
The opinion of the sommelier
Some of you might already know the name of Pellehaut as it’s the third time that one of their wines is in a VitiBox. Once again, the Béraut brothers demonstrate their great ability to mix quality and creativity. Ampéloméryx is indeed a very uncommon blend of pinot noir, syrah and cabernet sauvignon. The result is a fresh wine with remarkably fine tanins and very nice aromas of raspberry and chlorophyll.
Grape variety
Pinot noir is Burgundy’s exclusive black variety, syrah is the main variety in Rhône Valley and cabernet-sauvignon is Bordeaux’s best known variety. As you understand, drinking those three varieties in a single wine is a rather rare experience. It’s even more unexpected in a wine from Gascogne ! Indeed, the main black varieties there are tannat, merlot and cabernet-franc…
Appearance
A beautiful ruby dress..
Nose
Expressive and pleasant nose to the aromas of red fruits and vegetables.
Mouth
Fresh and pleasant mouth.
Service
Service between 14°C et 16° Open just before serving. until 2020.
Food and wine pairings
Chicken leavers salad
Roasted ham
Vacherin cheese
Strawberry pieA winemaker, a family
Martin and Mathieu Béraut do not have any organic or biodynamic certification, but the least we can say is that they do their best to preserve environment ! Indeed, they only work with natural products and as we already pointed, they produce themselves most of what they need to grow their vines and cereals. In addition to all that, they invested in sophisticated winemaking tools to consume the less electricity and fuel possible./p>
Terroir
Blends are not the only original touch of the Béraut brothers approach. Indeed, they are also advocates of mixed farming. Therefore, at Pellehaut, you’ll not only find vines but also various cereals (mainly corn and wheat) and cows ! The cows are fed with the cereals and give manure that is used to organically grow the vines. Everything makes perfect sense !
My VitiBox, November. 2016 / bouteille
Sold by cases of 3 or 6 bottles. Delivery within 7 days.
The result is a fresh wine with remarkably fine tanins and very nice aromas of raspberry and chlorophyll.
£9.16 Public price £7.78 Subscribers' priceOut of stock
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