Christine Dupuy has turned this estate into a very respectable performer despite the challenging growing conditions, The wines are fleshy and consistent with just a hint of rusticity, They include the nectarlike Madiran Vieilles Vignes: a velvety gem of a wine from vines more than a hundred years old, Of the Pacherencs, the 2005 Mascaras and Arricau Bordes bottlings are truly exceptional,