Château la CombelleLa Quintessence Gaillac Doux
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Château la Combelle's La Quintessence Gaillac Doux.
Discover the grape variety: Gaillard 2
Interspecific cross between an othello-rupestris and the noah obtained in 1885 by Fernand Gaillard. In the 1960s, Gaillard 2 still represented nearly 4,000 hectares, particularly in the Centre-West and Burgundy regions. Today, it has practically disappeared.
Informations about the Château la Combelle
The Château la Combelle is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Gaillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Red winemaking
Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.
