The wine region of Jurançon is located in the region of Pyrenées of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Didier Dagueneau (Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau) or the Domaine de Souch produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Jurançon are Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng and Manseng, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Jurançon often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, oil or quince and sometimes also flavors of nectarine, grass or salt.
In the mouth of Jurançon is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 101 estates and châteaux in the of Jurançon, producing 400 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Jurançon go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food.
Manseng noir is a grape variety that originated in France (South West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by bunches of medium to large size, and grapes of small to medium size. Manseng noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon.
sweet wines from the region of Jurançon go well with generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of bacon and warm goat cheese quiche, express cherry clafoutis or croquettes with bleu d'auvergne cheese (aveyron).
On the nose in the region of Jurançon often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit.
