The best wines of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes

Discover the best wines of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes of South West as well as the best winemakers of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes and estates of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes by region

Looking for a good wine of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes of South West among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes with technical and enological descriptions.

Great white wines of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes

White wines from the region of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork colombo, sea bass in mustard and rosemary wrappers or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes

On the nose the white wine of the region of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earth or oak.

The best vintages in white wine of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes

  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.71/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes

  • Mauzac Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Len de l'El

Discover the grape variety: Mauzac

Mauzac is a grape variety, black or white (the white one is better known), originating from the South-West. It is mainly cultivated in the vineyards of Gaillac and Limoux (where it is called blanquette), on about 5,000 hectares. mauzac has medium-sized bunches, composed of berries whose colour can vary from green to red depending on the maturity of the grapes. This grape variety likes limestone and clay-limestone soils, and it is here that it is most productive. Its white wines are fat, with little acidity and marked by aromas of ripe apple, pear, honey, quince, vanilla and violet, typical of the great sweet wines of Gaillac. mauzac also produces the famous Blanquette-de-Limoux in rural method. In this region, Mauzac is competing with Sauvignon, Chenin and Chardonnay, especially for sparkling wines which are more similar to Champagne. It is also used in some appellations such as Entre-deux-Mers, Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux, Côtes-de-Duras, Vins-de-Lavilledieu...

Great sweet wines of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes

Sweet wines from the region of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in sweet wine of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.00/5

The word of the wine: Bite

Said of a wine with exacerbated acidity.

News from the vineyard of Gaillac-Premières-Côtes

Third batch of Diageo’s Prima & Ultima collection revealed

Prima & Ultima – meaning ‘first and last’ – showcases whiskies that are exactly that: either the first or the last of their kind. The eight single malts in this year’s line-up were chosen by Diageo master blender Dr Craig Wilson, following in the footsteps of previous Prima & Ultima creators Maureen Robinson and Dr Jim Beveridge OBE. The whiskies include the final Brora bottling from 1981, and spirit from the last two casks of Port Ellen filled in 1980, as well as single malts from Royal ...

New group promotes regenerative viticulture in climate battle

Launched at London fine wine club 67 Pall Mall on 28 March, the Regenerative Viticulture Foundation (RVF) is the brainchild of Stephen Cronk, owner of Maison Mirabeau in Provence. Cronk, who has seen extreme weather events ranging from exceptional frosts to the worst forest fires in living memory in the three years he has owned Mirabeau, feels that one of the most important ways we can fight climate change is through ‘unlearning’ current approaches to land stewardship. ‘This is a critical moment ...

Chablis wines in the Hong Kong market by Debra MEIBURG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this minute-long clip, Debra MEIBURG discusses the position of Chablis wines in the Hong Kong market. #Chablis #PureChablis ...