IGP Punpa Arretxea (Domaine) 2018

Lot presentation

IGP Punpa Arretxea (Domaine) 2018

The wine

Harvested using organic agriculture, this wine is bright and golden in colour. The nose evokes aromas of exotic fruit, lilacs and warm stone. The palate is sound with a pleasant acidity that brings tension. A meaty, round texture thanks to the large Manseng grapes with an intense finish and nice astringency. To taste fresh with an aperitif or with exotic dishes

Thérèse and Michel Riouspeyrous returned to the heart of the Pyrenean mountains in 1989 to revive the family farm. Previously, it was not mixed farming and livestock that sustained it, but vines, in the village of Irouléguy – today the only AOP in the French Basque Country. The couple took over Michel’s grandfather’s estate.
Following painstaking work involving terracing, planting new vines and developing the winery, the estate now extends over 12 hectares. The vineyards are planted to Tannat, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc for the reds, and Petit and Gros Manseng alongside Petit Courbu for the whites. The estate adopted of both organic and biodynamic practices long before such approaches became widespread. Through passion and perseverance, the Riouspeyrous – now joined by their sons Iban and Téo – have become a benchmark of Irouléguy and a leading reference in South West France, celebrated for its expressive organic and biodynamic wines.