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 shrimps with curry and coconut milk, zucchini quiche or bacalhau a bras (portuguese cod).
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 smoked salmon and comté pie, the coughing cat's apple crumble or veal chops with roquefort sauce.
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.
How Château Sauvagnères wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of seven o'clock leg of lamb, blanquette of lamb or quiche without pastry.
Taste close to oxidation, characteristic of champagnes altered by prolonged exposure to light.
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 shrimp and zucchini with curry and coconut milk, prunes with bacon or fish on a bed of leek and potatoes.
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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Merlot noir 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. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
