The Clos Guirouilh is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Jurançon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Clos Guirouilh wines in Jurançon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Clos Guirouilh wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Clos Guirouilh wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Clos Guirouilh wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of fideuà (paella with pasta and fish), tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or chicken colombo (west indies).
On the nose the white wine of Clos Guirouilh. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or tropical fruit.
Béarn jewel of whites at the foot of the Pyrenees: signature Petit Manseng as king white for sweet wines (on-vine raisining) — opulent and fresh with notes of honey, candied pineapple, mango, apricot, white flowers, cinnamon, nutmeg and a truffle touch, signature chiseled acidity balancing sugar. Gros Manseng as dry, lively and taut (citrus, exotic fruits, flowers). Courbu and Lauzet as complement. AOC (1936), ~1,000 ha on 25 communes south of Pau, clay-gravel terraces.
How Clos Guirouilh wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of baked bread (tomato, mushroom, ham, cheese), rice with milk or broccoli, goat cheese and roquefort quiche.
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.
Planning a wine route in the of Jurançon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Clos Guirouilh.
Aromatic, structured whites with a golden robe, ample palate and preserved acidity, showing refined aromas of yellow fruits (pear, peach), candied citrus, white flowers, honey and limestone mineral notes. Adds roundness and richness to Béarn blends. Precious component of Jurançon AOC (dry and sweet), Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOC and Béarn AOC, complementing petit and gros manseng. Very rare autochthonous Béarn variety, making a comeback for its aromatic finesse.
