The Château Margarot of Gard of Vin de Pays

Château Margarot - Cigalines
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 52 of the estates of Vin de Pays.
It is located in Gard in the region of Vin de Pays

The Château Margarot is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Gard to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Margarot wines

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

The top pink wines of Château Margarot

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Margarot

How Château Margarot wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of spanish paella, mackerel fillets (quick bake) or shrimp in coconut milk curry.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Margarot.

  • Grenache
  • Cinsault
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Gard

The wine region of Gard is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Roc d'Anglade or the Domaine Mas des Bressades produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gard are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gard often reveals types of flavors of cream, green apple or honeysuckle and sometimes also flavors of nutmeg, cheese or orange.

In the mouth of Gard is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 149 estates and châteaux in the of Gard, producing 358 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Gard go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry.

The top red wines of Château Margarot

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Margarot

How Château Margarot wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef colombo bourguignon style, kapama of lamb (traditional bosnian dish) or chicken with maroilles.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Margarot

  • 2008With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Marselan

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover the grape variety: Marselan

Marselan noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and small grapes. Marselan noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Château Margarot and wines from the region

Gigondas to produce white wines

At a national committee meeting held on Thursday 8th September, members of the Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO) voted unanimously to ratify the change to the appellation guidelines to allow white wines into AP Gigondas. A working group of growers and négociants has been pursuing the amendment for 11 years. The amendment states that white Gigondas must contain a minimum 70% Clairette. Other permitted varieties include Bourboulenc, Clairette Rose, Grenache Gris, Grenache Blan ...

AXA Millésime appoints new technical director of Pichon Baron

Montégut, who is already technical director of the Premier Cru Classé estate Château Suduiraut in Sauternes, will replace Jean-René Matignon who last year announced his intention to step down after more than 30 years in the role. He will formally take on his new responsibilities from the end of April when Matignon retires. Having worked together with Montégut since his arrival at Suduiraut in 2004, Christian Seely, MD of owner AXA Millésimes, said that during this time, Montégut had been respons ...

Verona to be home to Italy’s largest wine museum and visitor centre

Known to wine enthusiasts for one of the world’s best known annual wine fairs, Vinitaly, Verona is about to host a poli-functional wine museum and visitor centre that promises to rival similar enterprises in Bordeaux and Porto. The Museo del Vino (MuVin) project was officially unveiled at Vinitaly earlier this month, with the endorsement of Italian tourism minister Massimo Garavaglia, Roberta Garibaldi of Italy’s national tourism agency, and Prof Diego Begalli, director of the department of busi ...

The word of the wine: Final

A more or less lasting impression that is felt in the mouth once the wine has been swallowed (or spat out in the case of a professional tasting). The finish can be short or persistent.