Domaine de la Salette
Gascony

The Estate
This family owned and operated winery has been producing wine since 1971. The estate is located near the town of Condom, in the Armagnac area of southwest France. Current owner Michel Duffour started in 1982 and was joined by his son Nicolas in 2005. They continue the traditional winemaking of the family while using new techniques such as skin contact maceration and cold stabilization.  They also make use of enologists from Bordeaux to create their cuvées. They export 80% of the total production.


Evelyne and Michel Duffour

The Vineyard 
 The estate measures 32 hectares (79.04 acres) with 30 hectares of white grapes and 2 hectares of red.  The soil ils clay and limestone based. The average age of the vines is 20 years. The continental climate ensures optimum ripening of the grapes.

 The Wines


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UPC code: 7 84585 00049 4
2006 Côtes de Gascogne Blanc, Domaine de la Salette 12/750ml
80% Colombard, 10% Ugni Blanc and 10% Gros Manseng. 
 Fresh, clean and lively with intense exotic fruit aromas on the nose and a long finish.

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2005 Côtes de Gascogne Blanc, Domaine de la Salette 12/750ml
 "Here is a nice, straightforward, well-made, refreshing, food-friendly wine for ten bucks, which is (lamentably) not something that I encounter every day. Subtle notes of nuts and straw and melon are just prominent enough to give this some character, but no so pushy as to steal the limelight from light, fresh foods, with which this would best be paired."
- Michael Franz, Wine Review Online (Sept 2006)

 National Retail Price: $9.99 / bottle