Winery Benoit CouraultGilbourg
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Gilbourg of the Winery Benoit Courault is in the top 30 of wines of Loire Valley.
Taste structure of the Gilbourg from the Winery Benoit Courault
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Gilbourg of Winery Benoit Courault in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Gilbourg of Winery Benoit Courault in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of oaky, apples or peach and sometimes also flavors of minerality, lemon or pear.
Food and wine pairings with Gilbourg
Pairings that work perfectly with Gilbourg
Original food and wine pairings with Gilbourg
The Gilbourg of Winery Benoit Courault matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pumpkin and tuna gratin, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or sophie's tuna cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Benoit Courault's Gilbourg.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Gilbourg from Winery Benoit Courault are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Benoit Courault
The Winery Benoit Courault is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Loire Valley
The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.
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The word of the wine: Skinny
Thin and lacking in substance in the mouth.
