The Château de Salettes of Gaillac of South West

Château de Salettes
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 13 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Gaillac in the region of South West

The Château de Salettes is one of the world's great estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Gaillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Salettes wines

Looking for the best Château de Salettes wines in Gaillac among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Salettes 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 Château de Salettes wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Château de Salettes

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château de Salettes

How Château de Salettes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château de Salettes.

  • Mauzac Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Gaillac

The wine region of Gaillac is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Robert & Bernard Plageoles or the Château de Saurs produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gaillac are Duras, Merlot and Mauzac, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gaillac often reveals types of flavors of earth, leather or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of butter, melon or strawberries.

In the mouth of Gaillac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 202 estates and châteaux in the of Gaillac, producing 936 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Gaillac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top sweet wines of Château de Salettes

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château de Salettes

How Château de Salettes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of irish tartiflette, rice with milk or mixed tagliatelle with roquefort sauce and leek.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château de Salettes

  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château de Salettes.

  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top white wines of Château de Salettes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de Salettes

How Château de Salettes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of gloom and doom, papillotes of simple salmon steaks or summer tuna quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de Salettes

  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château de Salettes.

  • Chardonnay
  • Muscadelle

The word of the wine: Bleeding

Old practice for red wines. As soon as the vat is filled with grapes, the tap is opened. A sweet but clear juice escapes from the vat (it can also be used to make rosé). The colour and density of the juice is enhanced, but it should not be overdone. Rarely more than 10% of the volume of a vat, otherwise you risk losing fruit and bringing in bitterness.

The top red wines of Château de Salettes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de Salettes

How Château de Salettes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos with foie gras, lamb sweetbreads with white wine and sorrel cream or stuffed cabbage leaves.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Salettes

On the nose the red wine of Château de Salettes. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Salettes

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château de Salettes.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Braucol
  • Duras
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Braucol

The top pink wines of Château de Salettes

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château de Salettes

How Château de Salettes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pastasciutta (corsica), roast lamb with thyme or pork chops with curry and honey.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château de Salettes.

  • Braucol
  • Duras
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)

In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Salettes

Planning a wine route in the of Gaillac? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de Salettes.

Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

News about Château de Salettes and wines from the region

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Igé

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-Igé, 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 availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ ...

The Chablis vineyard and the transition to sustainable practices

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 5-minute clip, the speakers discuss organic wines and the movement towards more environmentally friendly practices. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Bleeding

Old practice for red wines. As soon as the vat is filled with grapes, the tap is opened. A sweet but clear juice escapes from the vat (it can also be used to make rosé). The colour and density of the juice is enhanced, but it should not be overdone. Rarely more than 10% of the volume of a vat, otherwise you risk losing fruit and bringing in bitterness.