Top 100 wines of Pyrenées - Page 4

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: Petit Manseng

Exceptional sweet wines obtained by on-vine drying, with an unctuous mouth balanced by cutting acidity, featuring intense aromas of candied pineapple, mango, candied citrus, dried apricot, honey, dried fruits and sweet spice notes. Very high ageing potential. Star of Jurançon moelleux AOC and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOC, also made as ambitious dry wines. Very late-ripening native grape of Béarn (South-West France).

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, lamb or pork such as recipes of bernard's potée, canned cassoulet or salty crumble with courgettes, goat cheese and bacon.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Pyrenées

On the nose in the region of Pyrenées often reveals types of flavors of citrus, citrus fruit or apples and sometimes also flavors of green apple, minerality or lemon. In the mouth in the region of Pyrenées is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.