Madiran

Madiran is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.

It is the centre of a wine-producing area.

Madiran wine
Wine is produced around Madiran under three Appellations d'Origine Contrôlées (AOCs): Madiran for powerful red wines primarily from the grape variety Tannat, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh for sweet white wines and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec for dry white wines primarily from the grape varieties Courbu and Petit Manseng. The production area for Madiran wine, which consists of 1300 ha of vineyards, is spread over three departments of France&mdash;Gers, Hautes-Pyrénées, and Pyrénées-Atlantiques&mdash;and is a part of the South West France wine region.