Château de SalettesL'Authentique Gaillac Doux

Sweet wine of Gaillac of South West of France

4.0

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The L'Authentique Gaillac Doux of Château de Salettes is a sweet wine from the region of Gaillac of South West.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
The L'Authentique Gaillac Doux of the Château de Salettes is in the top 60 of wines of Gaillac.

Food and wine pairings with L'Authentique Gaillac Doux

Pairings that work perfectly with L'Authentique Gaillac Doux

Original food and wine pairings with L'Authentique Gaillac Doux

Sweet desserts

The L'Authentique Gaillac Doux of Château de Salettes matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon in foil in the microwave, shrimp and zucchini with curry and coconut milk or grandma's cherry clafoutis.

Details and technical informations about Château de Salettes's L'Authentique Gaillac Doux.

Winery

Château de Salettes

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignac

Interspecific crossing obtained in Switzerland by Valentin Blattner between Riesling x Sauvignon Blanc and a variety whose name has not yet been communicated and which would be resistant to the main cryptogamic diseases. VB Cal 6-04 can be found in Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, etc. In France, a few plantations have been carried out and it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties under the name Sauvignac liste A.

Last vintages of this wine

L'Authentique Gaillac Doux - 2014

In the top 60 of of Gaillac wines

Average rating: 4.1

The best vintages of L'Authentique Gaillac Doux from Château de Salettes are 2014

Informations about the Château de Salettes

The winery offers 10 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Gaillac in the region of South West

The Château de Salettes is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Gaillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 60000 of of France wines

In the top 70 of of Gaillac wines

In the top 6000 of sweet wines

In the top 250000 wines of the world

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.

The wine region of South West

The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.

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