Discover the top 100 best red wines of Pyrenées of Pyrenées as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Pyrenées and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Atlantic side of South-West France (Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrenees, Gers), AOPs Madiran, Jurancon, Irouleguy, Bearn. Tannat reigns in red: powerful and tannic with blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, leather, tobacco and spiced touch — full-bodied age-worthy wines. Petit and Gros Manseng in star whites: honeyed sweet (Jurancon, candied citrus, pineapple) or lively and exotic dry. Colombard and Cabernet Franc as complement.
Warm oceanic character.
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
red wines from the region of Pyrenées go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, the tartiflette wrap or mixed paella valenciana.
On the nose in the region of Pyrenées often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or black currant and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio. In the mouth in the region of Pyrenées is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
