Domaine Plageoles
Gaillac, Midi-Pyrénées, France
The wines from Gaillac (Midi-Pyrénées) exist on the map as wines of quality thanks to the hard work and determination of the Plageoles family. Robert Plageoles, who started the Domaine in 1805, took great pride in bringing back the lost indigenous varieties of the area. He researched and replanted a palette of indigenous varieties that were almost lost - as Mauzac Vert, Mauzac Noir, Ondenc, Duras, Musscadelle, and Prunelart. Nowadays, the Plageoles family is one of the oldest in the AOC; Robert’s son Bernard continued this work, and now his sons Florent and Romain have taken up the cause of natural wines in Gaillac, farming 20-hectares of vineyards. The terroir in Gaillac is made up of clay, limestone, sand and silex soils. Gaillac receives more sunshine than Bordeaux and is graced by a cool maritime climate.