The Cave La Gaillarde of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Cave La Gaillarde
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 4431 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Cave La Gaillarde is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Cave La Gaillarde wines

Looking for the best Cave La Gaillarde wines in Rhône méridional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Cave La Gaillarde 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 La Gaillarde wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Cave La Gaillarde

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Cave La Gaillarde

How Cave La Gaillarde wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, pumpkin parmentier hash or rabbit with mustard in foil.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Cave La Gaillarde

On the nose the red wine of Cave La Gaillarde. often reveals types of flavors of oak. In the mouth the red wine of Cave La Gaillarde. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Cave La Gaillarde

  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.

However, the classic Côtes du Rhône wine is a blend of Fruity, medium-weight reds made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Côtes du Rhône appellation was introduced in November 1937. Its purpose was to give a general title to good quality Rhone wines from the lesser known and less prestigious wine producing areas of the valley. Côtes du Rhône The landscape of the Côtes du Rhône.

The top white wines of Cave La Gaillarde

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Cave La Gaillarde

How Cave La Gaillarde wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of butternut and goat cheese gratin, norwegian salmon parmentier or irish tartiflette.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Cave La Gaillarde

In the mouth the white wine of Cave La Gaillarde. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Cave La Gaillarde

  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Marsanne
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Clairette
  • Viognier
  • Roussanne

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

The top pink wines of Cave La Gaillarde

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Cave La Gaillarde

How Cave La Gaillarde wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of gratin of coquillettes with ham, salmon steaks with cream sauce or marinated mussels with parsley.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Cave La Gaillarde

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Cave La Gaillarde.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cinsaut
  • Cinsault

The word of the wine: Rosé de saignée

A method of making rosé wine that consists of partially draining a vat of red wine after a few hours of maceration. The longer the maceration, the stronger the colour. This practice gives rich and expressive rosés.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Cave La Gaillarde

Planning a wine route in the of Rhône méridional? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Cave La Gaillarde.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Cave La Gaillarde and wines from the region

Christie’s 2021 DWWA charity wine auction sets new record

A total of £72,600 was raised from 79 lots at the sixteenth DWWA wine auction hosted by Christie’s on 2 December – beating a record set in 2018. This total excludes Christie’s buyer’s premium. All proceeds will be added to funds raised by Decanter throughout the DWWA this year. Charities supported include The Drinks Trust, WaterAid, Cancer Research UK, Change Please, Decanter Apprenticeships and more. Over the past 12 months, Decanter has donated in excess of £100,000 to these charities. T ...

Walls: Counoise spreads its wings

It’s easy to forget that the southern Rhône’s four most prevalent red varieties aren’t indigenous. Grenache, Carignan and Mourvèdre all appear to originate from Spain; Syrah made its way down the river from the northern Rhône. Of the long tail of other grapes, most have their roots closer to home. Plantings have dwindled in recent years, but today local varieties are experiencing renewed interest. One that’s finding a lot of fans – both in the Rhône and further afield – is Counoise. Scroll down ...

Decanter World Wine Awards winners available at Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer is no stranger to achieving top scores at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA), and to celebrate its results the leading retailer has selected its favourite award-winning wines from this year’s awards, for customers to purchase exclusively on marksandspencer.com. Customers can choose from a carefully selected mix of six delicious winter-warming reds; an irresistible mix of crisp, refreshing, complex white wines from the Old and New World; a mix of both red and white wi ...

The word of the wine: Rosé de saignée

A method of making rosé wine that consists of partially draining a vat of red wine after a few hours of maceration. The longer the maceration, the stronger the colour. This practice gives rich and expressive rosés.