The National Parks on both sides, Aigues Tortes, the Pyrenees, and Ordesa, are surprising destinations that contain a multitude of contrasts. Distributed throughout the Pyrenees are excellent examples of the mountain climate, here influenced by both the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. The result is a multitude of lakes, the tallest waterfall in Europe and the highest limestone peak in Europe, making the area unique in the world and converting it into World Heritage.
This area, the natural border with France through the Central Pyrenees, offers exceptional scenery which will surprise the traveller due to its dramatic and powerful contrasts. Aragon has many protected natural areas and is the final refuge for some animals in danger of extinction, such as the Bearded Vulture-Eagle and the Pyrenean Ibex. One of the most characteristic physical features of the Aragon area is its water, which creates a multitude of glacial lakes and tarns. This water forms amazing waterfalls and carves impressive ravines, gorges and canyons out of the high mountain rocks.
The South West is the most diversified wine area in France. This vast mosaic of wine varieties spreads from Béarn to the foothills of Aubrac, and is characterised by the originality and authenticity of its wines and for the famous cuisine which inspires so many of its winegrowers.
In this area, vineyards can often be found alongside crops of fruits and cereals, but also coexist with the rearing of livestock such as cows, geese and ducks.
For a long time now, the wines and cuisine from this area have been considered an art form.
In an era when the standardisation and homogenisation of tastes threatens the diversity of flavours, the winegrowers from the South-West have proudly retained their native varieties, answering to the sweet name of Mauzac, Len de - l'el, ondenc, muscadelle, tannat, braucol and fer - servadou.
These varieties are cultivated with care and they give all their authenticity and characteristics to the wines from the South West. Brave and ambitious, the winegrowers of the South-West cultivate this difference, while at the same time producing subtle, fine and structured wines that go perfectly with game, red meats with mushrooms, duck rillettes or a tasty piece of Roquefort. Whether they are red, rosé, white, smooth or pearled, the wines from the South-West are made for the table!
Our main advantage is quality. On the terraces of the Garonne, in the sunny ravines of the Pyrenees and on the mountainsides, the winegrowers of the South-West know the potential of their land, and have always limited the yield and harvested at the point of perfect maturity.
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