Winery Barton & GuestierLe Gascon Medium Dry
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Barton & Guestier's Le Gascon Medium Dry.
Discover the grape variety: Malvoisie de l' Istrie
This grape variety is endemic to the Istrian peninsula, which is partly located in Italy, Slovenia and Croatia, where it is the leading white grape variety. In France, it is almost unknown. It is related to malvasia bianca longa, also known as malvasia del Chianti.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Le Gascon Medium Dry from Winery Barton & Guestier are 2017
Informations about the Winery Barton & Guestier
The Winery Barton & Guestier is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 146 wines for sale in the of Vin de Pays to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
The wine region of Pays d'Oc
Pays d'Oc is the PGI for red, white and rosé wines that are produced over a wide area of the southern coast of France. The PGI catchment area corresponds roughly to the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, one of the largest wine regions in France. The area covers all wines that are not produced under the strict laws that govern AOC-level appellations in the regions: among them, Corbières, Minervois and the Languedoc appellation itself. The Pays d'Oc PGI is arguably the most important in France, producing the majority of the country's PGI wines.
The word of the wine: Véraison
A phase in the vegetative cycle of the vine that takes place in summer, usually in August, when the grapes change colour from green to red (for reds) or yellow (for whites). This stage heralds the beginning of ripening.
