the dordogne and south west france

Question 1

what about the wines from bergerac and monbazillac ?

Answer 1

1) the wines of the dordogn, eastern from entre deux mers
- – The climat is quite similar to bordeaux only less maritim influences
- – the major app is bergerac: red and white wines
- – Monbazillac is a source for good valued botrytised sweet wines made from sem and sauv

Question 2

what about wines from cahors?

Answer 2

1) Cahors: Malbec, the region is located on either sides of the river Lot (sideriver of garonne)
- - its known for its black wines, high in tann and long lived wines
- - wide range of styles is produced now but it depends on:
- — the vineyards laying in the fertyle valley bottom or on the poorer soils of the slopes or on the plateau
- - the other varieties planted are: Merlot, Tannat
- — at their best, the wines are aged in oak, with deep dark colour, high tannin with intens dak berrie fruit, they mature slowly to reveal notes of cedar and earth

Question 3

to the south east there is also a big region who produce IGP wines, what region ?

Answer 3

Igp cotes de gascogne: these are dry white wines made from ugni blanc with aromas of green apples

Question 4

Madiran is laying towards the pyrenees and produces wines from:

Answer 4

Blended wines led by the deeply coloured, high tannin variety tannat

• • normaly they need a long time of bottle ageing to soften the tannins
• • today they make smoother wines with riper tannins cause the modern winemaking techniques
• — the best have concentrated black fruit and high levels of softer riper tannins

Question 5

right in the foothills of the pyrenees you have Jurancon and its known for ?

Answer 5

it produces both dry and sweet whites.

• • but its very known for its sweet wines with high acidity from the grape petit manseng
• — the wines have no botrytis and increase sugar by passerilage
• — the wines have a pronounced apricot and grapefruit aromas, sometimes accompanied with spicy notes from new oak