Château Monplaisir, AOC Bergerac, Blanc, 2023

The estate belongs to Bénédicte Bosselut, a winegrower who runs a 20-hectare vineyard with her husband. This land, rich in history, belonged to Bénédicte's maternal grandmother, who brought in her harvest when her husband was away at war in 1939.

In the south of the Dordogne department, Bergerac is ideally situated on the slopes of the Dordogne valley, sheltered from the influence of the ocean, the dry Bergerac AOC enjoys a particularly favourable climate. The result is elegant, authentic wines that are a pleasure to drink, and the diversity of the landscape gives them variety and richness. AOC Bergerac sec wines area blend of Sémillon, Sauvignon, Muscadelle, Ondenc and Chenin Blanc. These wines have a clear, brilliant colour and a subtle, floral nose.

Grapes are harvested early in the morning to avoid excessive heat. Rapid destemming and crushing of the grapes. The bunches of grapes are pressed as early as possible to prevent the grape skins from colouring the juice, leaving them to macerate for just a few hours on the skins (maceration allows the aromas to be extracted). The must obtained in this way must be clarified before fermentation. Alcoholic fermentation continues until the sugars have been used up to produce a dry wine. It takes place at a controlled temperature in the presence of yeasts selected according to the desired profile. Aged on fine lees. Fining and filtration before packaging.