The Château Jean Cros of Gaillac of South West

Château Jean Cros
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 380 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Gaillac in the region of South West

The Château Jean Cros is one of the best wineries to follow in Gaillac.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Gaillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Jean Cros wines

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

The top white wines of Château Jean Cros

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Jean Cros

How Château Jean Cros wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Jean Cros.

  • Muscadine
  • 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 Jean Cros

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Jean Cros

How Château Jean Cros wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château Jean Cros.

  • Muscadine
  • Mauzac Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Mauzac

Mauzac is a grape variety, black or white (the white one is better known), originating from the South-West. It is mainly cultivated in the vineyards of Gaillac and Limoux (where it is called blanquette), on about 5,000 hectares. mauzac has medium-sized bunches, composed of berries whose colour can vary from green to red depending on the maturity of the grapes. This grape variety likes limestone and clay-limestone soils, and it is here that it is most productive. Its white wines are fat, with little acidity and marked by aromas of ripe apple, pear, honey, quince, vanilla and violet, typical of the great sweet wines of Gaillac. mauzac also produces the famous Blanquette-de-Limoux in rural method. In this region, Mauzac is competing with Sauvignon, Chenin and Chardonnay, especially for sparkling wines which are more similar to Champagne. It is also used in some appellations such as Entre-deux-Mers, Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux, Côtes-de-Duras, Vins-de-Lavilledieu...

The top red wines of Château Jean Cros

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Jean Cros

How Château Jean Cros wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef with dark beer, lamb tagine with olives and honey or chicken tagine with lemon confit (marrakech style).

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Jean Cros.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Braucol

The word of the wine: Carbonic maceration

Fermentation of whole grapes in a carbon dioxide-saturated atmosphere. This type of fermentation produces very aromatic and flattering wines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Jean Cros

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 Jean Cros.

Discover the grape variety: Braucol

News about Château Jean Cros and wines from the region

The Irancy appellation seen by Nicolas Ferrari

Nicolas Ferrari, from Domaine Ferrari, explains how the Irancy Village appellation has been created over the years. He also reveal the ageing capacity of the appellation and invites us to be patient “ Our patience is always rewarded with an Irancy”. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Verzé

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-Verzé, 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/BourgogneWines ...

The word of the wine: Carbonic maceration

Fermentation of whole grapes in a carbon dioxide-saturated atmosphere. This type of fermentation produces very aromatic and flattering wines.