Express Delivery Express Delivery
1 to 3 days delivery time 24-36hrs
Artisan Quality Artisan Quality
Small local and premium artisans Premium Local
Personalization Tailor-made gifts
Taylor-made Gifts Personalization
With its gourmet basket from the Quercy region, La Gourmet Box takes you to the Lot, bordered by the slopes of the Massif Central to the east and crossed by the Dordogne and Lot rivers—the latter of which gives the department its name. Once a very isolated region, the Lot lived in near-total self-sufficiency—at least on each farm—which fostered the development of a rich local cuisine. The only means of transportation were the rivers. From Cahors, “douelles” (barrels) filled with Cahors wine set off for Bordeaux; they returned loaded with spices and “stockfish,” a dried and salted fish from Scotland.
It is this history and this region that today give us such a rich culinary tradition, featuring Cahors wines, walnuts and hazelnuts, duck in all its forms, truffles and porcini mushrooms, Rocamadour cheese, and many other delicacies to discover in your gourmet gift set. A must-have for the holidays!
Contents of our Quercy gourmet basket from the Lot:
• Cahors AOP Red Wine, Cuvée Tradition 2022 (75 cl).
• Artisanal country-style terrine featuring the famous Rocamadour AOP goat cheese (110 g).
• Delicate little shortbread appetizer cookies made with Rocamadour AOP goat cheese (80 g).
• Homemade duck stew with Cahors wine (760 g).
• Fine, gourmet mustard with porcini mushrooms (100 g).
• Artisanal pasta with porcini mushrooms, Quercy-Périgord style (300 g).
• Delicious homemade roasted and lightly caramelized hazelnuts (150 g).
• Causs’ Noisette, a delicately crisp meringue with Quercy hazelnut pieces (90 g).
See below for details on the products in our Quercy gift basket and our local artisans.
Need advice for your gift? We are here to help you.
HelpA gourmet basket from Quercy, filled with products from small, authentic producers in the Lot region, that will take you on a journey to discover an extremely rich, varied, and high-quality culinary tradition. The Lot is definitely a must-visit destination for French gastronomy!
Winemaker: Château Eugénie, Grands Vins de Cahors, Couture Family.
Cahors wine is considered one of the oldest in Europe: it was brought to Quercy 2,000 years ago as part of the Roman conquests. Very quickly, the region’s wines proved so excellent that they overshadowed Italian production! The emperor ordered the uprooting of the Cahors vineyards in the year 92. Fortunately, his order was disobeyed…
Of course, it’s impossible to overlook Cahors’s flagship grape variety, Malbec, which is brought to life by the appellation’s highly diverse terroirs.
Château Eugénie is the result of a long line of passionate winemakers. According to departmental archives, records of winemakers from the Couture family date back to 1470, when they were in the service of the Lord of Albas. And it was in homage to the family’s great-great-grandmother, Eugénie, that the estate was named. Planting on the terraces of the Lot Valley, on gentle slopes, and on the Causse plateaus, Château Eugénie’s vines enjoy exceptional sunlight and impart the character of their diverse soils to the wines.
Crafted from the terraced vineyards and aged for 12 months in tanks, with a strong predominance of Malbec but also a hint of Merlot, the Tradition cuvée surprises with its suppleness, its rich, indulgent palate, and its delicate notes of slightly spicy black fruits. Its rich and generous structure makes it the perfect accompaniment to the hearty dish in your Quercy gourmet gift set.
Serve at 15°C.
Artisanal caterer: L’Epicure - Les Bocaux de France, the Boudriaux family.
Through their jars, the Boudriaux family shares 100% homemade cuisine made from fresh, local ingredients.
Here, their artisanal country pâté with AOC Rocamadour—a gourmet blend of traditional charcuterie and the creamy sweetness of the Lot region’s iconic cheese—is a true success. The Rocamadour adds a melt-in-your-mouth texture and delicate notes that perfectly balance the meat’s character.
A terrine typical of the Lot region, ideal as an appetizer, a starter, or on a nice slice of country bread—and why not pair it with a small glass of Malbec from Cahors!
Artisanal baker: Biscuiterie Simbòls, an artisanal cookie shop run by the Bara family.
Next up is another gourmet gem featuring Rocamadour goat cheese as one of its ingredients! Rooted in the heart of the Lot region, Simbòls cookies are a family creation and are made using traditional artisanal methods.
The ingredients in these authentic, handmade cookies—free of preservatives and artificial colors—come primarily from local farms and the region, much to the delight of our taste buds…
Here we’re featuring the version made with Rocamadour goat cheese, the must-try cheese of Haut-Quercy: crispy, very thin, and with a flavor that keeps you coming back for more—it’s a real success.
Artisanal Farmer: Ferme de Larcher.
In the heart of the Causses du Quercy Regional Nature Park, our artisan raises his own ducks free-range. Their supplemental feed consists mainly of grains to maintain an ideal nutritional balance.
This stew is simmered right on the farm with fresh vegetables, select cuts of duck raised by our artisan farmer according to traditional methods, and a touch of thyme and bay leaf. You’re in for a treat!
Especially since our artisan guarantees full traceability of all the ingredients used in this stew and absolutely refuses to use artificial colors or preservatives in his recipes...
Here’s a generous portion that’s sure to make for a delicious festive meal!
Artisan: Le Moulin du Val...
Quercy is, of course, a land of mushrooms, and the porcini is one of its most famous varieties… Our artisan offers it as the star ingredient in a creamy and delicious mustard: a real gem!
It pairs perfectly with grilled meats and your stews, and adds a unique twist of flavor to your salad dressings or mayonnaise.
Artisan: Le Moulin du Val…
Like its neighbor in the Périgord, the Quercy region is a land of mushrooms.
This artisanal porcini mushroom pasta pairs beautifully with all your white meats and, of course, is the perfect accompaniment to the dish in your Lot gourmet gift set.
All you have to do is invite your family, friends, or even your neighbors over to show off your culinary skills!
Artisan: Biscuiterie de Rocamadour.
It’s hard to visit Quercy without stopping in Rocamadour, this remarkable medieval religious site perched on the rocky cliffs of the Alzon Canyon.
And it’s hard not to make a gourmet stop at the Biscuiterie Rocamadour (“who loves the rock” in Occitan), an artisanal bakery specializing in traditional Quercy pastries, cookies, and treats.
Corinne, Gilles, and Jean Marc Delbeau, the artisan founders, invite you to discover original and unique treats made with authentic regional ingredients—starting, of course, with hazelnuts—and free of artificial colors and preservatives.
Here, they’re toasted and delicately coated in caramel using traditional methods: once you open the package, it’s hard to stop!
Artisan: Biscuiterie de l'Apothicaire, the nut and hazelnut artisan, Vincent Seppeliades
Yes, we just couldn’t resist including another hazelnut treat… It’s just that Vincent offers such irresistible little delights…
At the end of the 19th century, an apothecary set up his shop in a typical Quercy-style house in Concots, in the heart of what is now the Causses du Quercy Regional Nature Park. Today, the pharmacy has given way to an artisanal cookie shop where our artisan crafts recipes using local ingredients to share the benefits of walnuts and hazelnuts in a delicious way.
Handcrafted with passion using locally sourced ingredients, Causs’Noisettes are small meringues enhanced with chunks of Quercy hazelnuts: perfect for sharing (or keeping all to yourself!) with coffee, tea, herbal tea, or a good movie!
1 Item
Every month, we have our new gourmet gift boxes tested by independent reviewers (we don’t pay them! We just send them one of our boxes), who specialize in the world of gourmet gift boxes, to get outside opinions (we, of course, would give ourselves a 10/10 every time....) and to showcase our latest gourmet baskets—because we’re proud of them, and we have to be open to criticism...
The excellent test results for our Normandy Calvados Gourmet Box on the ToutesLesBox website: 10/10!
