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Wine Picks: Madiran

Gascony is one of France’s most remote region located in South West of France, between Toulouse and Bordeaux, this absolutely gorgeous region is the home of Armagnac, goose liver, confits, duck, and of course Madiran.

Madiran is a small village of 500 inhabitants situated in the north of the Hautes-Pyrenees, in the South-West of France.

Famous for its wine, Madiran is also increasingly recognized for its quality of life. On the one hand, its location, between the sea and the mountains, provides a temperate and sunny climate, mild in winter and warm in summer.

Madiran is a unique wine made from an obscure grape called Tannat. Before, the wine needed decades to be approached, the tannins were so hard that it made it undrinkable young; After, it is a very modern wine, full-bodied, dense, with hints of caramel. The man who changed the wine landscape in this beautiful region is Alain Brumont from chateau Montus. He perfected the technique of micro-oxygenation. This technique gives the wine a careful dose of oxygen even before malolactic acid conversion. This rounds off the tannins more quickly and makes the wine drinkable at an earlier stage. This technique is now frequently used in thousands of wineries around the world.

The Wines:

Laplace, Les Sarments Red 2007 - $13.50 Red, France Southwest, AOC Madiran Varietal: 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Cabernet, Franc, 20% Tannat Vintage: 2007 Smooth, soft tannins complimented by dark red fruit. Medium-bodied. Purchase this wine here »

Laplace, Les Sarments White 2007 - $12.90 White, France Southwest, AOC Madiran Varietal: Ugni-Blanc & Colombard Vintage: 2007 This crisp and fruity white wine comes from the Gascony region and is a blend Ugni-Blanc and Colombard. With notes of citrus and grapfruit on the palate this wine is ready to drink now. Purchase this wine here »

Laplace, Ode d'Aydie 2005 - $22.00 Red, France Southwest, AOC Madiran Mouth: great balance of red berries and smooth tannins Varietal: 90% Tannat, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc Vintage: 2005 Purchase this wine here »

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