The Château le Gay is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Bordeaux Supérieur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château le Gay wines in Bordeaux Supérieur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château le Gay 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 le Gay wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château le Gay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of authentic bolognese sauce (ragù di carne), roast veal grand-mère madou or duck legs with green olives.
In the mouth the red wine of Château le Gay. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Bordeaux Supérieur is an appellation level applied to wines produced in the Generic area of the Bordeaux PDO. They are produced from the classic Bordeaux Grape varieties. The reds are, as the name suggests, intended to be a slightly "superior" form of the standard Bordeaux AOC wines. They are therefore heavily based on Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.
Some wines may feature the "lost child" of Bordeaux, Carménère. Small quantities of white wine are produced. However, as the wines must be Sweet, this does not represent a level of quality as is the case for the red designation. These wines are generally made from Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.
Some blends may include Muscadelle, Ugni Blanc and Merlot Blanc. Similarly, the Graves Supérieures appellation is specific to sweet white wines. Only two French wine regions have adopted the concept of having a "superior" level for their appellations. The other is Beaujolais.
How Château le Gay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of rosbeef casserole mamie, languedoc-roussillon lamb en papillote and its tajine with... or rabbit provencale (mario style).
Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
How Château le Gay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or leek and fresh salmon tart.
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Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
