24 Days of French Wine: Cotes de Bergerac

Côtes de Bergerac is a wine from the departement of Dordogne, just east of Bordeaux and along the northern edge of southwestern France. In this region, they produce dry red wines and sweet white wines ranging from Demi-sec to Moelleux to Doux. We had a bottle of white. The grapes used weren't listed but it's probably at least in part made of Sémillon.

Interesting tidbit for my history-loving friends: this is in the ancient region of Périgord. I don't know very much at all about the region, but I do know salade Périgourdine is delicious. Maybe I'll get to post about it someday.

~The details~
Name: Terrasses d'Autan
Year: 2014
Region: Appellation Côtes de Bergerac Contrôlée
Grape/Cépage: unlisted
Alcohol: 11%
Serving Temp: 8-10C
Serving ideas: Aperitif, foie gras, blue cheeses, sorbets, exotic/tropical fruit

What we did:  Aligot de l'Aubrac, Toulouse sausages, and green beans sautéed with shallots.

Ohh, yummy!  I know I'm a sucker for sweet wines and while the week of mostly reds was fun and tasty, it was so nice to have a fun white like this and enjoy the play of sweet and salty. Sadly, the week was quite chaotic shortly before and after this and I don't remember my more detailed impressions of this wine.  I guess I'll just have to get another bottle sometime. Aww, shucks!