Domaine de Menard, Cotes de Gascogne 'Cuvee Marine'

CUVÉE MARINE is the Estate's Flagship wine. This aromatic and elegant wine is crisp and fresh on the nose, with notes of tropical fruit, pineapple and grapefruit on the palate. This delicious blend of Colombard, Sauvignon Blanc and Gros Manseng is just stunning. It is steely and zesty with a hint of chalkiness. Immediate tangy richness and grapey/grapefruit freshness. Subtle hints of spice and pear mingle with peachiness on the finish.

The story of Domaine de Ménard starts in 1920, when Jean François Morel, a Swiss winegrower, settled in Gascony and acquired a 10 hectare estate. His daughter and son-in-law took over in 1960, extended the vineyard and built their first cellar. The love of vine and wine was passed on to their daughter Elisabeth who in turn, after her studies in oenology, took over the estate.

Ably assisted by her husband, Henry, and her brother, Philippe, she quickly developed the estate which now covers 190 hectares in the Côtes de Gascogne appellation and has a brand new modern cellar, built in 2012.

The first wines were bottled at the estate in 2003 and every year since, the quality of the wines has improved : ever more precise, fresh and crisp… Today the estate continues in the same vein of improvement and modernisation, and has made a name for itself both in France and abroadThe Domaine de Ménard vineyard is located on an ancient terroir of excellent quality ; a well-known marine geological site, which explains why fossils are frequently found there.