Wine and confit de canard pairings

Confit de canard is a fatty duck dish and it requires a wine with sufficient acidity and tannins to handle and soften that fat. The red wines from Cahors are considered the classic pairing with confit de canard.

It is therefore not surprising that in the South of France, where Cahors wines come from, they like to eat confit de canard. You often see that regional dishes go well with the wines from the same region.

Cahors is made from Malbec, so an Argentinian Malbec is also an option, although it generally has less fresh acidity than its French counterpart. A lesser-known wine to serve with confit de canard is the Madiran from Gascogne, which contains the Tanat grape.