Château Montus Madiran Prestige

Madiran, France

Southwest France's most powerful and long-lived red — 100% Tannat from high-elevation Pyrenean clay-limestone, aged 18 months in new French oak. Extraordinary tannin structure, blackberry, dark plum, iron mineral, cedar, dark chocolate, and a Pyrenean austerity that demands a decade of patience. At 15+ years, transforms into something profound and deeply individual. The definitive Madiran.

Pairing intelligence

• main: The Pyrenean-Gascon tradition — duck confit's rich fat is one of the few dishes that matches Madiran's extraordinary tannin; garlic bridges the iron mineral; truffle amplifies the wine's complexity
• main: The southwest's greatest one-pot dish and its most powerful wine — Madiran's iron tannins cut through the cassoulet's accumulated fats; Toulouse sausage's spice bridges the dark fruit; haricot beans soften the encounter