The Château Sauvagnères is one of the best wineries to follow in Gascogne.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Gascogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Sauvagnères wines in Gascogne among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Sauvagnères 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 Sauvagnères wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Sauvagnères wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of marco polo salad, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or chicken colombo (west indies).
Between the Landes forest, the Garonne and the Pyrenees, the Gascony hillsides cover the Gers dePartment and part of the Landes and Lot-et-Garonne departments. The vineyards occupy the same area as Armagnac, a brandy still produced in the region, but whose volumes have declined in favour of vins de pays (now PGI). Under the influence of a mild oceanic Climate, it is fairly wet in the west, drier in the east, especially in summer. In the west, the subsoil of tawny sands is of marine origin, covered with boulbènes; in the east, it gradually gives way to molasse, a rock resulting from the erosion of the Pyrenees.
The soils are either stony and chalky (peyrusquets) or clayey and Deep (terrefort), retaining water well. The Condom region, the driest, has its own name (Condomois). The main Grape varieties cultivated are white: Colombard and Ugni blanc, the varieties of armagnac. Generally associated, sometimes completed by Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they give lively white wines with an exuberant fruitiness.
How Château Sauvagnères wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of bacon and warm goat cheese quiche, yoghurt cake or auvergne blue cheese burger.
How Château Sauvagnères wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of cornish pasties, lamb curry with coconut milk or ham with leek fondue.
A category of wine with no geographical indication on the label, often resulting from blends between wines from different vineyards in France or the EU. These wines are now called "wines without geographical indication" (and "French wines" if they come from the national territory).
How Château Sauvagnères wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of tagliatelle with shrimps, pastels (senegalese stuffed fritters) or sauerkraut with fish.
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.
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The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
