Discover the top 100 best sparkling wines of South West as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the sparkling wines that are popular of South West and the best vintages to taste in this region.
French mosaic of strong identities south of Bordeaux. Cahors and its Malbec ("black wine"): deep reds with notes of blackberry, plum, violet, tobacco and cocoa, firm tannins. Madiran and its dense, age-worthy Tannat. Jurançon whites: golden sweet (apricot, honey, pineapple) and lively dry from Petit Manseng.
Multi-coloured Gaillac, sweet Monbazillac. Identity grapes: Négrette at Fronton, Fer Servadou at Marcillac, Mauzac at Gaillac. 16,000 ha, 29 AOCs.
Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.
sparkling wines from the region of South West go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of mexican salad with spicy dressing, violet omelette or zucchini quiche.
On the nose in the region of South West often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of cream, citrus or apples.
