Madiran wine region

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Madiran wine region is an appellation in southwestern France renowned for its robust, tannic red wines predominantly made from the Tannat grape.

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Madiran wine region canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf appellation d’origine contrôlée ⓘ
wine region ⓘ
adjacentAppellation Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh ⓘ
climate maritime-influenced climate ⓘ
temperate climate ⓘ
country France ⓘ
grapeVariety Cabernet Franc ⓘ
Cabernet Sauvignon ⓘ
Fer Servadou ⓘ
Tannat ⓘ
harvestMethod predominantly hand-harvested in quality-focused estates ⓘ
historicalReputation traditionally known for very rustic, tannic wines ⓘ
knownFor age-worthy wines ⓘ
highly tannic wines ⓘ
robust red wines ⓘ
legalStatus protected designation of origin ⓘ
locatedIn Gascony ⓘ
linked to: Gascogne

Gers department ⓘ
linked to: Gers (department)

Hautes-Pyrénées department ⓘ
linked to: Hautes-Pyrénées

Occitanie region ⓘ
linked to: Occitanie

Pyrénées-Atlantiques department ⓘ
southwestern France ⓘ
modernTrend increasing focus on balance and drinkability while retaining structure ⓘ
namedAfter Madiran ⓘ
partOf Sud-Ouest wine region ⓘ
primaryGrape Tannat ⓘ
regulatingBody INAO ⓘ
regulation AOC regulations require a high proportion of Tannat in Madiran wines ⓘ
servingSuggestion benefits from decanting ⓘ
pairs well with rich meat dishes ⓘ
soilType clay-limestone soils ⓘ
iron-rich soils ⓘ
pebbly soils ⓘ
typicalAcidityLevel medium to high ⓘ
typicalAgingPotential long ⓘ
typicalAlcoholLevel relatively high ⓘ
typicalAromas black fruit ⓘ
leather with age ⓘ
licorice ⓘ
spice ⓘ
typicalTanninLevel very high ⓘ
wineColorAllowed red ⓘ
wineColorNotAllowed rosé ⓘ
white ⓘ
winemakingPractice micro-oxygenation sometimes used to soften tannins ⓘ
often uses oak aging ⓘ
wineStyle red wine ⓘ

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Southwestern France → containsWineRegion → Madiran wine region ⓘ
subject linked to: southwestern France