Domaine Les pentes de Barène
Here there’s no red, no rosé. Daniel and Gaëlle Vergnes focus on dry white with their terraced vineyards, like those found in the mountains. This small 1.5-hectare estate with its 50% baroque signature grape variety, works in a traditional, sustainable way, to produce a wine whose aromas linger on the palate, not in any way aggressive, which marries perfectly with shellfish. A wine with a somewhat out-of-step vintage as it is aged on a fermentation bed to boost its roundness and to reduce sulphur. A wonderful curiosity, well-worth a visit, in an old, renovated barn in the charming fortified village of Pimbo.
In Pimbo. +33 (0)6 42 73 58 26
[www.barene.fr] (https://www.barene.fr/accueil)
From the beginning of May to mid July, when the weather is fine, the estate organizes wine vigils to discover local products and wines from the estate, for 4 to 8 people, booking required.
Geaune, the Landes’ wine showcase
The Landes Winemakers’ Winery, just a few minutes’ walk from the fortified village of Geaune and its Augustins’ Tower, groups together 100 Tursan and Chalosse terroir producers.
Wines which are ever-so popular, always on local tables anytime there is a celebration. Guided tours of the winery as well as the bottling production line.
Cave des Vignerons de Tursan
30, Rue Saint-Jean à Geaune. 05 58 44 51 25
www.tursan.fr
Freelance journalist in the Landes since 2012. Returned to the country after a good ten years at Agence France-Presse in Paris.
