DespagneEntre-Deux-Mers200
Entre-Deux-MersGaronneDordogneMascaret
Basaline Despagne Thibault 5300
NaujanEntre-Deux-Mers10,000

AOCEntre-Deux-Mers

Merlot

12

Despagne is a well-known wine producer established in Bordeaux, the northern part of the Entre-Deux-Mers, for more than 200 years. They are the passionate winegrowers huddled between2 rivers, Garonne and Dordogne. The name of Entre-Deux-Mers, comes from the influenceof the ocean which materializes by a wave : ” the Mascaret”.
Today the winery is run by Basaline Despagne and her winemaker brother, Thibault. It consists of 5 estates, around 300 hectares.
Village of Naujanlocated in the heart of the “entre deux mers”. The vines are planted at 10,000 vines/hectare.

Appellation:
AOC Entre-Deux-Mers

Country of Origin:
Bordeaux, France

Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)

Grape Varieties:
Merlot

Vinification:
Manual harvesting. Fermentation with the indigenous yeasts of the plot.After malolactic fermentation, the juice was transferred to barrels where it was aged for 12 months,fed by regular stirring until bottling.

Tasting notes:
The wine opens with notes of red fruit and hints of spices. With agitation, the bouquet intensifieswith floral touches.The palate is generous and straightforward. Ripe and dense with a long structure and a crystallinefinish. With aeration the wine gradually expresses its stony terroir and its flamboyant fruitiness.

Food Pairing:
Delicious with beef cheek ravioli, crunchy vegetables flavoured with acacia honey.