2022 Marie Plaisance Bergerac Blanc 'Le Brin'

80% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Semillon, all organically grown. 100% stainless steel fermentation and aging. They allow the wine to age on lees for three months to develop more body and complexity. Annual production is just over 4,000 cases.

Tasting Notes

Bright florality on the nose leads right into freshness on the palate with notes of lemon, pear, and minerality. This wine would pair perfectly with a lemon butter fish or a bright summer salad. There’s great purity of fruit and definite gulpability here- at a great price point!

About Marie Plaisance

In 2005 Thomas, François and Anne Mériller took over the direction of their parents’ domaine in the heart of Bergerac. They are the 5th generation to run the family farm, and their commitment was such that they re-christened it Château Marie Plaisance—after their mother, Marie, and the surrounding hillsides where their vineyards grow, les coteaux de Plaisance. The three siblings built upon this by moving the domaine to organic farming, starting the certification process in 2010. They hired Béryl in 2017, who married François, to assist Anne in the office. Now it’s Thomas in the cellar, François in the vines, and the two women writing the checks and managing the sales. The domaine lies due east of Bordeaux and Libourne, just south of the Dordogne River. This is the Périgord region, an ancient countryside where much of the 100 Years’ War played out and that has supported the vine since the Roman occupation.

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