Top 100 wines of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert

Discover the top 100 best wines of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert of Pays d'Oc as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert

The wine region of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Mas Foulaquier or the Domaine Mas de Daumas Gassac produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert are Merlot, Viognier and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, earthy or leather and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, red currant or minerality.

In the mouth of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 75 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert, producing 168 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert

wines from the region of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta with puttanesca sauce, vegan leek and tofu quiche or couscous without couscous maker.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert

On the nose in the region of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, earthy or leather and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, red currant or minerality. In the mouth in the region of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert is a powerful with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert

Bollinger Group purchases Sancerre estate Hubert Brochard

The Champagne house expanded into the region when it acquired Maison Langlois-Chateau in Saumur back in 1973. It then bolstered its presence in Sancerre with the acquisition of Château de Thauvenay in 2016. Now it has tied up a deal to bring the family-run Hubert Brochard estate into the fold. ‘The acquisition of Hubert Brochard estate represents a unique opportunity to consolidate our footprint in this fantastic region and to continue to promote, in France and internationally, its savoir-faire ...

Angostura unveils a Caribbean gem

Earlier this month, The House Of Angostura (well known for its ubiquitous brand of cocktail bitters) unveiled Zenith, the latest in a line of ultra premium rums in its Private Cask Collection series. The release brings together different rum styles from two of Trinidad and Tobago’s most distinguished distilleries: both the namesake Angostura distillery and the now legendary Caroni distillery, which closed its doors forever in 2003. Aged in charred American ex-bourbon oak casks, Zenith comprises ...

St-Emilion 2022 classification promotes Château Figeac to Premier Grand Cru Classé A

St-Emilion’s Wine Council announced its eagerly-anticipated ranking this afternoon, bringing a decade of disputes and court battles to an end. The classification awards Premier Grand Cru Classé A status to just two producers, while it also recognises 12 Premier Grands Crus Classés (B) and 71 Grands Crus Classés. These rankings can cause a winery’s value to soar – they have been likened to the Michelin guide for restaurants – so winemakers across the region awaited the results with bated breath t ...