Château les Farcies du Pech

Château Les Farcies du Pech

A 15-hectare estate in AOC Pécharmant, the oldest Bergerac appellation, on the slopes of the Périgord pourpre. In organic conversion, certified HVE. Merlot, Cabernet, Malbec (and the rare Touriga Nacional) on Tran terroir. Elixir and Les Farcies du Pech cuvees.

At the heart of the Périgord pourpre, on the sun-drenched slopes overlooking Bergerac, Château Les Farcies du Pech embodies all that Pécharmant has that is most noble: a thousand-year-old terroir, a committed viticulture and wines of character. Long left abandoned, the estate was reborn in the year 2000 thanks to Serge and Betty Dubard. Today, Blandine and Francois-Xavier (Fix) Lesot, who took it over in 2021, perpetuate an ancestral know-how while tracing their own path, guided by a deep respect for the natural balances.

A project rooted in the living and the future

The vision of Blandine and Francois-Xavier Lesot goes beyond viticulture alone. Their commitment rests on three pillars: progressively moving the estate towards organic farming, for a healthy and sustainable agriculture in the Périgord; protecting the estate's 20 hectares of biodiversity (meadows, woods and orchard) that surround the vines; and contributing to the local economy and the influence of the Bergerac region. Two thirds of the estate are thus given back to nature.

Elixir

AOC Pécharmant — the prestige cuvee

The estate's prestige cuvee (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec), aged in oak barrels: deep colour, black fruits, the refined minerality of the clay-limestone soil, melted tannins and a long finish. A great ageing Pécharmant.

Les Farcies du Pech

AOC Pécharmant — the everyday cuvee

The everyday cuvee, in AOC Pécharmant (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec): accessible from its youth, supple and fruity, it lays the foundations for a fine evolution. The ideal way into the estate's style.

Pink Charmant & Pop 10

IGP Périgord & Vin de France — the free cuvees

Pink Charmant, a fresh, gourmet IGP Périgord rosé; and Pop 10, a direct, convivial Vin de France red. Two free cuvees, off the beaten track, in the image of the estate's spirit.

Jeunes Vignes

IGP Périgord — accessible pleasure

A red IGP Périgord from the estate's young vines: fruity, supple and immediate, a wine of pleasure, accessible for discovering the fruit of the Périgord pourpre every day.

Five varieties, including the rare Touriga Nacional

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec & Touriga Nacional

The Pécharmant signature rests on four varieties: Merlot (roundness), Cabernet Sauvignon (structure), Cabernet Franc (finesse) and Malbec (colour and power). The estate also grows the rare Touriga Nacional, a Portuguese variety, the signature of its freedom of tone.

The Tran terroir & the organic conversion

AOC Pécharmant, 15 ha in organic conversion

Sands and gravels of the Périgord on a subsoil of impermeable clay called Tran, which gives a refined minerality and a great ageing potential. 15 hectares in organic conversion and 20 hectares of preserved biodiversity (meadows, woods, orchard).

The great Pécharmant of the Périgord pourpre, direct

Which Château Les Farcies du Pech wine to choose?

For a great ageing Pécharmant, the prestige cuvee Elixir; for an accessible everyday red, the Les Farcies du Pech cuvee; for a fresh rosé, Pink Charmant; for a convivial red, Pop 10; and for a simple pleasure, the Jeunes Vignes cuvee.

Where is Château Les Farcies du Pech located?

At the heart of the Périgord pourpre, on the slopes overlooking Bergerac, in AOC Pécharmant, on the right bank of the Dordogne. The estate has 15 hectares of vines and 20 hectares of preserved biodiversity (meadows, woods, orchard).

Is Château Les Farcies du Pech organic?

The estate is certified High Environmental Value (HVE) and is progressively moving its vines towards organic farming: 15 hectares in conversion, reasoned work without unnecessary inputs, with respect for the soil and biodiversity. The conversion to organic farming is in progress.

What is the AOP Pécharmant?

The oldest and most renowned of the Bergerac appellations, over 400 hectares north-east of Bergerac (right bank of the Dordogne). Its singular soil, sands, gravels and clays on a limestone base called Tran, gives the wines a refined minerality and an exceptional ageing potential.

Which grape varieties make up the estate's wines?

Four complementary varieties: Merlot (suppleness, red fruits), Cabernet Sauvignon (structure, complexity), Cabernet Franc (finesse, floral notes) and Malbec / Côt noir (colour, density, longevity). The estate also grows the rare Touriga Nacional, a Portuguese variety.

What are the cuvees of Château Les Farcies du Pech?

The prestige cuvee Elixir and the everyday cuvee Les Farcies du Pech (AOC Pécharmant), the Pink Charmant rosé (IGP Périgord), the Pop 10 red (Vin de France) and the Jeunes Vignes cuvee (IGP Périgord).

What is the Elixir cuvee?

The estate's prestige cuvee, in AOC Pécharmant: a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Malbec, aged in oak barrels. Deep colour, black fruits, refined minerality and a long finish: a great ageing wine.

How are the estate's wines aged?

After the harvest, the wines are carefully aged in oak barrels, under close supervision. This slow, controlled ageing builds the complexity of the wine, rounds it out and gives it the broad, refined aromatic palette that characterises great Pécharmant.

How long can these wines be kept?

Pleasant from their third year, these ageing wines reveal their fullness between 6 and 7 years. With age appear nuances of blond tobacco, undergrowth and candied cherry. Some cuvees keep for more than 10 years in a cellar tempered between 12 and 14 degrees.

What to pair with a Pécharmant from Les Farcies du Pech?

With great Perigord cuisine: game and hunting meats (venison, wild boar), red meats (beef stew, roast lamb, duck breast), duck confit and Sarlat potatoes, and aged cheeses (roquefort, old comte, ossau-iraty). To serve between 17 and 18 degrees.

Who runs Château Les Farcies du Pech?

Reborn in the year 2000 thanks to Serge and Betty Dubard, the estate was taken over in 2021 by Blandine and Francois-Xavier (Fix) Lesot. Their ambition: to perpetuate an ancestral know-how while tracing their own path, with respect for the natural balances.

Can you buy Château Les Farcies du Pech wines directly?

Yes: the cuvees are available here, direct from the estate, prepared and shipped from the cellar in Bergerac, with care, across France and Europe.

Direct from the estate, the great Pécharmant of Bergerac

Château Les Farcies du Pech: a 15-hectare estate in AOC Pécharmant, the oldest Bergerac appellation, on the right bank of the Dordogne, at the heart of the Périgord pourpre. Reborn in the year 2000 thanks to Serge and Betty Dubard, taken over in 2021 by Blandine and Francois-Xavier (Fix) Lesot. In conversion to organic farming and certified HVE; 20 hectares of preserved biodiversity (meadows, woods, orchard). A terroir of sands and gravels of the Périgord on impermeable clay called Tran. Grapes: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and the rare Touriga Nacional. Ageing in oak barrels, ageing wines with a refined minerality.

Cuvees: Elixir (prestige cuvee) and Les Farcies du Pech (AOC Pécharmant), Pink Charmant (IGP Périgord rosé), Pop 10 (Vin de France) and Jeunes Vignes (IGP Périgord) — direct.

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