Château Le GayBoursaud Crémant de Bordeaux
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.
Food and wine pairings with Boursaud Crémant de Bordeaux
Pairings that work perfectly with Boursaud Crémant de Bordeaux
Original food and wine pairings with Boursaud Crémant de Bordeaux
The Boursaud Crémant de Bordeaux of Château Le Gay matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of quinoa with shrimp, fried rice noodles with chicken or aperitif puff pastries with vire andouille sausage.
Details and technical informations about Château Le Gay's Boursaud Crémant de Bordeaux.
Discover the grape variety: Négret pounjut
An ancient grape variety endemic to the Fronton region in the Haute Garonne that could also be found in La Ville Dieu du Temple in the Lot et Garonne. Today, it is not very present in the vineyard and is on the verge of extinction. It is, however, registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A. It should not be confused with Négret de Banhars, Négret Castrais or Négret de la Canourgue, and it should be noted that it is related to Prunelard. Négret pounjut is completely unknown in other wine-producing countries.
Informations about the Château Le Gay
The Château Le Gay is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Crémant de Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Crémant de Bordeaux
Crémant de Bordeaux is the regional appellation for traditional method white and rosé Sparkling wines from the Bordeaux wine region in southwest France. Sparkling wine production in Bordeaux is far from prolific and has slowly declined in response to the obvious success of still wines in the region. Sparkling wines have been produced in Bordeaux for more than 100 years, but the appellation was not formalized until April 1990. Even today, the specific style of Crémant de Bordeaux wines is not as Clear as that of other French Crémant appellations, such as Crémant de Loire, Crémant de Bourgogne and Crémant d'Alsace.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
The word of the wine: Harsh
Term describing the state of tannins with an astringency that lacks finesse.
