Cellier Saint Benoit Arbois Pupillin Gryphées Trousseau 2022 mitolo this variety—now exclusive to Armagnac

this variety—now exclusive to Armagnac country—has played an important role in the region’s identity

The wine is textural and finely structured with good acidity and a long finish

Traditional fermentation in the bottle

as they say: “A thought-provoking wine”

however the quality of the resultant wines made the long hours well worth the effort

Cellier Saint Benoit Arbois Pupillin Gryphées Trousseau 2022 mitolo this variety—now exclusive to ArmagnacTheres just a single Trousseau bottling of this year, and it takes its name from the oyster like, fossilised molluscs found in the vineyards calcaire gryphes limestone soils. This is a very small cuve in 2022, cropped from just 0. 25 hectres of vines planted in the adjacent lieux dits of Cte de Feule and Fonteneille, at 390 400 metres. (The more generous yields of 2023 meant that Benjamin was able to bottle the two parcels separately). Trousseaus