Top 100 white wines of Jurançon - Page 2

Discover the top 100 best white wines of Jurançon of Pyrenées as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Jurançon and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Jurançon

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.

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Jurançon

white wines from the region of Jurançon go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of mie goreng, quiche lorraine or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Jurançon

On the nose in the region of Jurançon often reveals types of flavors of apples, peach or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, grapefruit or citrus. In the mouth in the region of Jurançon is a with a nice freshness.

Top wines in regions and sub-regions of Jurançon