The different areas of the indication.

Based in the heart of Gascony, this gently sloping, south-facing vineyard today covers 780 hectares. It includes the best part of the Gers department as well as townships of the Lot-et-Garonne and the Landes.

Similarly to Armagnac, there are three areas of production each determined by the specifications of the soil itself :

• Lower Armagnac to the West : constituted mainly of sandy soils. Eauze, its capital, is also the capital of Floc de Gascogne and of Armagnac.
• Higher Armagnac to the East : whose capital is Auch and where essentially chalky soils can be found.
• The Ténarèze, which is around the Condom area in the middle of the two other regions :and is composed of clay and chalky soils mixed with sand.

The main grape varieties.

Gros Manseng

Floc de Gascogne has two colors : White and Rosé (currently named red).

Colombard gives an aromatic and fruity delicacy with the fragrance of citrus fruits to white Floc de Gascogne. Ugni-Blanc gives it an acidic freshness with aromas of dried fruits. Gros-Manseng givesit a rounded fruitiness.These three traditional varieties are largely present, however other varieties can also be used :

Ugni Blanc

Colombard

Merlot

Floc de Gascogne Rosé comes from traditional grape varieties :

Cabernet Franc gives it the fragrance of raspberry, Cabernet Sauvignon its complex perfumes of berries, full bodied Merlot adds to the vigorous taste of Tannat. These 4 main grape varieties can also be combined with Fer Servadou and Cot.

Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Sauvignon

The wine growers "savoir-faire"

Floc de Gascogne is the perfect and subtle marriage of the know-how of wine growers and of tradition. 

During the grape-harvest fresh grape juice and young grape-harvest Armagnac (2/3 to 1/3) are mixed in an air tight vat.

The mixture is left until the end of winter.

Afterwards, Floc de Gascogne is subjected to very close attention: refining, filtration, stabilization through cooling.

And so when the Spring arrives and everything starts to grow, Floc de Gascogne also comes to life.