As its name suggests, this vineyard is located is the Southwest of France, between the Massif Central and the Pyrénées, and spreads over 11 departments (Aveyron, Dordogne, Gers, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes). There is, among others, the AOC Jurançon.
This designation’s area spreads in the South of the city of Pau over about 1 000 hectares of mainly clay-limestone and stony soils. Vines of Gros manseng, Petit manseng, and Courbu, subject to the oceanic climate of this geographical area, are planted there and enable the production of white dry or sweet wines that can be kept in a cellar respectively for 5 and 20 years before being enjoyed. The sweet Jurançon has a notable balance between vividness and sweetness, is delicate and expresses a rich aromatic palette dominated by honey, spices, white flowers, candied and ripe fruits notes. The dry one is fruity and elegant, with a great structure and roundness, and a bouquet just as marked by honey, spices, flowers and even exotic fruits and the previous one.