The Madiran AOC extends over 1,200 hectares of vineyards straddling three departments: the Gers, the Hautes-Pyrénées and the Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
A reference wine for the pilgrimages of Santiago de Compostela, it is still today one of the most renowned wines of the Southwest region, with an average annual production of 65,600 hectoliters, in red wine only.
The climate of the region is under the oceanic influence of the Atlantic. Winters are mild, and rainfall is generally well distributed until the arrival of summer, which is hot and particularly sunny. The soils composed mainly of limestone, clay and silica, constitute a pleasant environment for the red grape varieties dedicated to the production of the AOC Madiran.
Its ruby and dark red wines, almost black sometimes, are mainly made from tannat as well as from cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon and more locally from fer servadou. Most often aged in vats, Madiran wines are very full-bodied and so tannic that they must spend at least 12 months in the cellar before they can be marketed. The two Cabernets bring their roundness and complementary aromas in the mouth.
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labranche laffont tradition 2016
"a graduate of the oenology school, it was in 1993 that christine dupuy took over the 6...
chateau laffitte teston vielles vignes 2002
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chateau montus xl 1996
"the development of the madiran appellation owes much to the person of alain brumont,...
chateau montus la tyre 2010
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chateau montus xl 2015
"the development of the madiran appellation owes much to the person of alain brumont,...
chateau montus prestige 2002
"the rise of the madiran appellation owes much to the person of alain brumont, whose...
chateau montus prestige 2012
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chateau montus rouge 2010
"the development of the madiran appellation owes a lot to alain brumont, whose ambition...
chateau montus la tyre 2011
château montus, the stronghold of the alain brumont vineyards, which cover a total of...
chateau montus la tyre 2009
"the rise of the madiran appellation owes much to the person of alain brumont, whose...
chateau montus xl 1999
château montus, the stronghold of the alain brumont vineyards, which cover a total of...
chateau bouscassé vielles vignes 2007
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chateau bouscassé vielles vignes 2008
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chateau bouscassé vielles vignes 1994
"property of alain brumont, also at the head of the château montus, bouscassé is one of...
chateau bouscassé vielles vignes 1998
"property of alain brumont, also at the head of the château montus, bouscassé is one of...
chateau montus xl 1998
"the development of the madiran appellation owes much to the person of alain brumont,...
chateau montus la tyre 2002
château montus, the stronghold of the alain brumont vineyards, which cover a total of...
chateau montus prestige 2001
"the rise of the madiran appellation owes much to the person of alain brumont, whose...
chateau montus prestige 1998
"the rise of the madiran appellation owes much to the person of alain brumont, whose...
chateau montus prestige 1999
"the rise of the madiran appellation owes much to the person of alain brumont, whose...
chateau montus rouge 2017
"the development of the madiran appellation owes a lot to alain brumont, whose ambition...
chateau montus la tyre 2017
château montus, the stronghold of the alain brumont vineyards, which cover a total of...
chateau montus prestige 2017
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