Chateau Peyros Madiran 2010

The Cellars at Chateau Peyros

Chateau Peyros Chateau Peyros is the property located the furthest south in the Madiran appellation. It dates from the 17th century and was acquired by Jean Jacques Lesgourgues in 1999.  The Lesgourgues family strives to produce high quality wines. Peyros means "stony place" in Gascon, a good definition for the exceptional land the vines grow on: derived from Pyrenean moraines, the clay-loam soil is densely packed with rolled pebbles from the glaciers. In order to best express the quality of each "terroirs", and to produce specific wines with distinctive personalities, the viticultural approach is imprinted with traditions: a sustainable agriculture with no systematic use of chemical spraying, grass setting on the vineyards, work of the soil, traditional sizing and finally, an important limitation of yield.

Chateau Peyros Madiran 2010   Putting two naturally tannic grapes together seems to soften them both. This blend (Tannat 60% - Cabernet Franc 40%) gives this rich wine structure as well as rich plum and damson, leather and smokiness. 91 Points Wine Enthusiast Magazine, March 2015