The Cave Gargantua of Valle d'Aosta

Cave Gargantua
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 46 of the estates of Valle d'Aosta.
It is located in Valle d'Aosta

The Cave Gargantua is one of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Valle d'Aosta to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Cave Gargantua wines

Looking for the best Cave Gargantua wines in Valle d'Aosta among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Cave Gargantua wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Cave Gargantua wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Cave Gargantua

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Cave Gargantua

How Cave Gargantua wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of tournedos rossini, generous flaky quiche or giouvetsi (greek dish).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Cave Gargantua

On the nose the red wine of Cave Gargantua. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices. In the mouth the red wine of Cave Gargantua. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Cave Gargantua

  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.92/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Cave Gargantua.

  • Petit Rouge
  • Fumin
  • Gamay
  • Vien de Nus
  • Merlot
  • Gamaret

Discovering the wine region of Valle d'Aosta

Valle d'Aosta is the smallest and least populated region in Italy, only one-eighth the Size of neighbouring Piedmont. It covers a mountainous area in the far northwest of Italy, where the country's borders meet those of France and Switzerland. Despite the region's small size and low profile, a wide range of red and white wines are produced from a selection of native and introduced Grape varieties. The most important of these is Picotendro, the local form of Nebbiolo.

Aosta is clearly influenced by its neighbours. French is the second official language, and French grape varieties are just as common as Italian ones. Chardonnay and Gamay grow side by side with Nebbiolo and Dolcetto. In addition to the best-known varieties, the Regional Agricultural Institute has listed a selection of indigenous regional varieties.

The top white wines of Cave Gargantua

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Cave Gargantua

How Cave Gargantua wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of capellini with vegetables, giant paella cooked on a wood fire or county doormat.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Cave Gargantua

In the mouth the white wine of Cave Gargantua. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Cave Gargantua

  • 2018With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.15/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Cave Gargantua.

  • Prié
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Müller-Thurgau
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Gewürztraminer

Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Cave Gargantua

Planning a wine route in the of Valle d'Aosta? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Cave Gargantua.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Cave Gargantua and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vinzelles

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Vinzelles, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

What style should one expect from a good Chablis 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 80-second clip, Debra MEIBURG answers the question of an Internet user : what style should one expect from a good Chablis ? #Chablis #PureChablis ...

Chablis: #locationmatters by Yang LU

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 first 90-second clip, Yang LU explains how location is the key to understanding “Why Chablis is special”. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Polyphenols

Substance contained essentially in the skin of the grape. The main ones are anthocyanins, which give red wines their colour and tannins.