The Château la Combelle of Gaillac of South West

Château la Combelle
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 129 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Gaillac in the region of South West

The Château la Combelle is one of the best wineries to follow in Gaillac.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Gaillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château la Combelle wines

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

The top red wines of Château la Combelle

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château la Combelle

How Château la Combelle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef fashion, lamb mice confit and melting carrots or cauliflower croque-monsieur.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château la Combelle

  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château la Combelle.

  • Braucol
  • Shiraz/Syrah

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 pink wines of Château la Combelle

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château la Combelle

How Château la Combelle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of fish and shrimp wok with curry, shrimp acras or laksa soup (malaysia).

Discover the grape variety: Braucol

The top sweet wines of Château la Combelle

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château la Combelle

How Château la Combelle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of fondue with comté cheese, yoghurt cake or 3 cheese quiche.

The word of the wine: Malolactic fermentation

Called second fermentation or malo for short. It is the degradation (under the effect of bacteria) of the malic acid naturally present in the wine into milder, less aggressive lactic acid. Some producers or wineries refuse this operation by "blocking the malo" (by cold and adding SO2) to keep a maximum of acidity which carries the aromas and accentuates the sensation of freshness.

The top sparkling wines of Château la Combelle

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château la Combelle

How Château la Combelle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discover the grape variety: Mérille

Originally from the Tarn-et-Garonne, the merille is a member of the cotoïdes family. It has long occupied the vineyards of Bergerac. It is often planted with négrette N or côt N. Nowadays, it is only grown on a hundred hectares in all. The young leaves of the Merille are heart-shaped. Its bunches are larger than average. The berries are bluish-black in colour and are also large and tightly packed. Merillas are associated with a regular and high production. It is often exposed to attacks by grape worms, leafhoppers and mites. It also fears grey rot but is not very sensitive to powdery mildew and mildew. This variety has 3 approved clones, not yet multiplied, namely 790, 445 and 444. It does not like soils with excessive humidity. It buds early and ripens later. Merille produces a light, not very aromatic, flat and simple wine.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château la Combelle

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 la Combelle.

Discover the grape variety: Muscat bleu

An interspecific cross between 15-6 Garnier (villard noir or 18315 Seyve-Villard x Müller-Thurgau) and perle noire or 20347 Seyve-Villard (panse de Provence x 12358 Seyve-Villard), obtained in Switzerland in the 1930s by a nurseryman named Garnier. Muscat Bleu can be found in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. It is listed in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A2.

News about Château la Combelle and wines from the region

Chablis wines with Joe Fattorini in The Wine Show @Home

In this first episode of a series dedicated to Chablis wines on @The Wine Show @Home, wine expert and TV host Joe Fattorini introduces the vineyards and the wines of Chablis through a tasting of three wines: a Petit Chablis, a Chablis and a Chablis Premier Cru. #PureChablis #BourgogneWines #Chablis ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Uchizy

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-Uchizy, 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/BourgogneWine ...

An overview of Saint-Véran appellation

Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...

The word of the wine: Malolactic fermentation

Called second fermentation or malo for short. It is the degradation (under the effect of bacteria) of the malic acid naturally present in the wine into milder, less aggressive lactic acid. Some producers or wineries refuse this operation by "blocking the malo" (by cold and adding SO2) to keep a maximum of acidity which carries the aromas and accentuates the sensation of freshness.