The best wines of Pyrenées

Discover the best wines of Pyrenées of South West as well as the best winemakers of Pyrenées and estates of Pyrenées to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Pyrenées and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Pyrenées by region

Looking for a good wine of Pyrenées of South West among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Pyrenées. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Pyrenées with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Pyrenées

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Pyrenées

Red wines from the region of Pyrenées go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of hungarian goulash, basque lasagne or slow-cooked veal roast.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Pyrenées

On the nose the red wine of the region of Pyrenées. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, vanilla or plum. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Pyrenées. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Pyrenées

  • 2018With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.74/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Pyrenées

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Carignan
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Tannat

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Pyrenées

A wine route planned in the region of Pyrenées? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Pyrenées.

Discovering the wine region of Pyrenées

The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.

The last Trading post before the wines left for the lucrative markets of Britain was the wine town and port of Bordeaux. Britain has been a historic trading partner for the region, which was nominally British for a period following the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry II of Britain. However, Bordeaux businessmen saw the wines in transit as competition for their own local products and took strong measures to ensure their financial security. The result is the French wine map we know today, with Bordeaux being promoted and the other wine regions of the South West struggling to gain recognition for the diversity and Character of their wines.

This history also explains why the Bordeaux Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc are now three of the best-known grape varieties in the world, while traditional South West grapes such as Fer Servadou, Len de l'El and Tannat are relatively unknown.

Great white wines of Pyrenées

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Pyrenées

White wines from the region of Pyrenées go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of shrimp curry and coconut (thailand), leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or italian gnocchi.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Pyrenées

On the nose the white wine of the region of Pyrenées. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, tropical or butter and sometimes also flavors of apricot, honey or marzipan. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Pyrenées. is a .

The best vintages in white wine of Pyrenées

  • 2011With an average score of 4.44/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.01/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Pyrenées

  • Chardonnay
  • Petit Manseng
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Viognier

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Pyrenées

A wine route planned in the region of Pyrenées? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Pyrenées.

Discover the grape variety: Arrufiac

The white Arrufiac is a grape variety that originated in France (South West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and small grapes. The white Arrufiac can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica.

Great sparkling wines of Pyrenées

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Pyrenées

Sparkling wines from the region of Pyrenées go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of ham and cheese cake, vitello tonnato or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Pyrenées

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Pyrenées. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, oak.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Pyrenées

  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Pyrenées

  • Gros Manseng
  • Petit Manseng
  • Chardonnay
  • Corvina

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Pyrenées

A wine route planned in the region of Pyrenées? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Pyrenées.

The word of the wine: White Grenache

White grape variety cultivated mainly in Spain and a little in the south of France (southern Rhône valley, Languedoc-Roussillon). It is the white variety of Grenache noir. It is used in the blending of several white wines (dry wines or natural sweet wines) to which it gives richness, fatness and floral notes.

Great pink wines of Pyrenées

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Pyrenées

Pink wines from the region of Pyrenées go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal paupiettes with beer, croziflette or mymy's golden apples (squash).

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Pyrenées

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Pyrenées. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apricot or honey and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.

The best vintages in pink wine of Pyrenées

  • 2014With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.67/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Pyrenées

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Tannat
  • Pinenc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Nielluccio
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Pyrenées

A wine route planned in the region of Pyrenées? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Pyrenées.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Great sweet wines of Pyrenées

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Pyrenées

Sweet wines from the region of Pyrenées go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Pyrenées

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Pyrenées. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or apples.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Pyrenées

  • 2005With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.45/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.30/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Pyrenées

  • Petit Manseng
  • Petit Courbu
  • Gros Manseng
  • Arrufiac

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Pyrenées

A wine route planned in the region of Pyrenées? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Pyrenées.

The word of the wine: Net

Said of a frank wine with well-defined characteristics.

Great natural sweet wines of Pyrenées

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Pyrenées

Natural sweet wines from the region of Pyrenées go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of homemade beef stew.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Pyrenées

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Pyrenées. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Pyrenées

  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • N.V.With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Pyrenées

  • Tannat
  • Manseng
  • Arrufiac
  • Courbu Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Pyrenées

A wine route planned in the region of Pyrenées? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Pyrenées.

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Great other wines of Pyrenées

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Food and wine pairing with a other wine of Pyrenées

Other wines from the region of Pyrenées go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of harira de mamie (moroccan soup), tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes stuffed moroccan style with... or the chicken with rice of the mother michèle.

The best vintages in other wine of Pyrenées

  • 0With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in other wine of Pyrenées

  • Tannat
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The best wineries and winemakers for other wine of Pyrenées

A wine route planned in the region of Pyrenées? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best other wine of Pyrenées.

The word of the wine: Olfaction

Perception of odours and aromas by the olfactory bulb. Retroolfaction is the same phenomenon inside the mouth via the retronasal route.

Discover other regions and appellation of Pyrenées

A wine route in the region of Pyrenées ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages

  • Argeles sur mer
  • Aubertin
  • Aurions-idernes
  • Aydie
  • Bourgogne
  • Cabidos
  • Castelnau-rivière-basse
  • Crouseilles
  • Gan
  • Irouléguy
  • Ispoure
  • Jaxu
  • Jurançon
  • Laroin
  • Lasseube
  • Lucq de bearn
  • Maumusson-laguian
  • Monein
  • Perpignan
  • Saint paul de fenouillet
  • Saint-etienne-de-baïgorry
  • Saint-hippolyte
  • St andre de cubzac
  • St etienne de baïgorry
  • St-jean-pied-de-port
  • Taron-sadirac-viellenave
  • Viella