Top 100 wines of Pyrenées - Page 3

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

Discovering the wine region of Pyrenées

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.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Pyrenées

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 beef tongue with pickle sauce, cannelloni of meat or boar in civet.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Pyrenées

On the nose in the region of Pyrenées often reveals types of flavors of citrus, lemon or honey and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth in the region of Pyrenées is a with a nice freshness.