France — wine

Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh

Southwest French appellation adjacent to Madiran; produces exceptional dry and sweet whites from Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng and Arrufiac; holiday-season sweet Pacherenc is a Gascon tradition.

Year Rating Notes
2022 Good Gascony year; Petit Manseng dry whites of remarkable freshness and purity.
2021 Cool year; aromatic dry Pacherenc with fine acid structure; sweet wines of fine botrytis.
2020 Warm year; richer dry whites; late-harvest Petit Manseng of great concentration.
2019 Outstanding year; both dry and sweet Pacherenc of rare depth and complexity.
2018 Good balance; accessible dry whites and reliable sweet Pacherenc.