Cave de CrouseillesLes Ombrages Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec
Sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Gros Manseng and the Petit Manseng.
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Details and technical informations about Cave de Crouseilles's Les Ombrages Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec.
Discover the grape variety: Gros Manseng
Structured, aromatic whites with lively acidity and an ample mouth, featuring intense aromas of exotic fruits (pineapple, mango, passion fruit), ripe citrus, yellow peach, white flowers, honey and sweet spices. Made as nervy modern dry wines (Jurançon sec AOC, IGP Côtes de Gascogne) and sumptuous passerillage sweet wines (Jurançon AOC, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOC). Late-ripening native grape of Béarn, the productive sibling of Petit Manseng.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Ombrages Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec from Cave de Crouseilles are 2015, 2016, 2017, 2013
Informations about the Cave de Crouseilles
The Cave de Crouseilles is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 74 wines for sale in the of Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec
Dry white AOC from South-West France (2005, ~300 ha, forty communes at the foot of the Pyrenees north of Pau, within the Madiran zone). Blend of Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng (60–80% minimum) and Petit Courbu, completed by Arrufiac and sometimes Sauvignon. Pale gold with green tints, nose of exotic fruits, citrus (grapefruit), white peach and white blossom. Taut, structured palate with the signature acidity of the Manseng varieties.
The wine region of South West
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.
The word of the wine: Apogee
This period varies greatly depending on the type of wine and the vintage, and corresponds to the optimum quality of a wine. After the peak comes the decline.
