The story of Domaine de Ménard starts in 1920, when Jean François Morel, a Swiss winegrower, settled in Gascony and acquired a 10 hectare estate.
His daughter & son in law took over in 1960, extended the vineyard and built their first cellar.
The love of vine and wine was passed on to their daughter Elisabeth who in turn, after her studies in oenology, took over the estate.
Ably assisted by her husband Henry and her brother Philippe, she quickly developed the estate which now covers 190 hectares in the Côtes de Gascogne appellation and has a brand new modern cellar, built in 2012.
The first wines were bottled at the estate in 2003 and year after year since, the quality of the wines has improved : ever more precise, fresh and crisp… Today the estate continues in the same vein of improvement and modernisation, and has made a name for itself both in France and abroad.
The Domaine de Ménard vineyard is located on an ancient terroir of excellent quality ; a well known marine geological site, which explains why fossils are frequently found there.
The Colombard, Ugni Blanc & Sauvignon blanc vines, which are used for the estate’s dry white wines, are planted in shallow stony soils, whereas the Petit & Gros Manseng vines, whose overripe grapes produce elegant sweet wines, are planted in deep, tawny sandy soils.
COLOMBARD UGNI BLANC IGP Côtes de Gascogne THIS WINE IS FRESH AND LIVELY, WITH TANGY AROMAS. THE COLOMBARD BRINGS NOTES OF TROPICAL AND CITRUS FRUIT, WHEREAS THE UGNI BLANC OFFER...
COLOMBARD SAUVIGNON IGP Côtes de Gascogne THE INTENSE WHITE FLORAL AND GRAPEFRUIT AROMAS OF THE SAUVIGNON BLANC COME TOGETHER WITH THE TROPICAL FRUIT AROMAS OF THE COLOMBARD GRAP...
CUVÉE MARINE IGP Côtes de Gascogne THE ESTATES FLAGSHIP WINE. THIS AROMATIC AND ELEGANT WINE IS CRISP AND FRESH ON THE NOSE, WITH NOTES OF TROPICAL FRUIT, PINEAPPLE AND GRAPEFRUI...
SAUVIGNON IGP Côtes de Gascogne INTENSE WHITE FLORAL AND GRAPEFRUIT AROMAS FROM THE SAUVIGNON BLANC. GRAPE VARIETIES : Sauvignon blanc AGEING: Cuve TERROIR: Argilo calcair...
Rosé IGP Côtes de Gascogne AN STRAIGHTFORWARD JUICY ROSÉ WINE, MADE FROM CABERNET SAUVIGNON VINES PLANTED ON LIMESTONE TERROIRS. GRAPE VARIETIES : Egiodola / Syrah / Tannat / C...
GROS MANSENG IGP Côtes de Gascogne THIS IS A VOLUPTUOUS SWEET WINE, WITH AROMAS OF HONEY, APRICOT AND CANDIED CITRUS FRUIT. LONG ON THE PALATE, IT RETAINS A CERTAIN FRESHNESS. G...
CUVÉE PRESTIGE IGP Côtes de Gascogne LIVELY YET SUAVE ON THE PALATE, THIS WINE IS UNCTUOUS, WITH NOTES OF HONEY AND APRICOT. THE FINAL REVEALS COCONUT AND TOASTED AROMAS. GRAPE...
