Château Mont-Pérat

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Château Mont-Pérat, archaically Domaine du Peyrat, is a Bordeaux winery from the appellation in the department Gironde. The estate is located on the Right Bank of the Garonne, opposite that of Graves, in the commune of Capian.[1]

The estate produces a red and a dry white grand vin. Mont-Pérat has for long remained relatively unknown, though the estate was mentioned in the second edition of Féret in 1864, it has more recently been described as a wine that could pass for being much more expensive.[2]

The estate was acquired by the Despagne family in 1998, also proprietors of the considerably more fashionable and higher priced Merlot based wine .[2]

The vineyards extend 102 hectares (250 acres) with vines of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle.

Les Gouttes de Dieu[]

The 2001 Château Mont-Pérat was featured in the first volume of the manga Les Gouttes de Dieu, where it was compared to a concert with Queen. Unprecedented popularity followed, and there was such overwhelming response by Asian wine importers to secure the wine that led the owners to unplug their phones.[3][4] A Taiwanese importer sold 50 cases of Mont-Pérat in just two days.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ Peppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley. p. 557. ISBN 1-84000-927-6.
  2. ^ a b Food & Wine (April 2007). "Value Wines to Impress Even a Wine Snob".
  3. ^ Hardach, Sophie, Reuters.com (June 4, 2007). "Taste of heaven: Manga spreads 'Drops of God' in Asia".
  4. ^ Poirier, Agnès, The Guardian (September 8, 2008). "Secrets of the divine juice". TheGuardian.com.
  5. ^ Woodard, Richard, Decanter.com (December 12, 2007). "Manga comics ignite interest in wine". Archived from the original on December 16, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  6. ^ Hughes, Felicity, The Japan Times (April 11, 2008). A manga drunk on French wine

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