The Domaine Bonnet Gilbert is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Côtes du Marmandais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine Bonnet Gilbert wines in Côtes du Marmandais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Bonnet Gilbert 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 Domaine Bonnet Gilbert wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine Bonnet Gilbert wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, lamb fillet with monbazillac or oven roasted rabbit with mustard.
In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Bonnet Gilbert. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Côtes du Marmandais is a satellite district of the Bordeaux wine region in Southwest France. It owes its name to the town of Marmande at its centre, which Lies on the North bank of the Garonne. The appellation AOC Côtes du Marmandais covers red, white and rosé wines produced from grapes grown in defined areas of the parishes around Marmande. The Garonne River divides the Marmande district into two Parts, the north and the south, which are eastern extensions of the Entre-deux-Mers and Graves regions respectively.
The northern part has the clay-limestone soils of Entre-Deux-Mers, in which Merlot grows well, while the gravels provide excellent growing conditions for Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. The alluvial silts of the plateaus are also suitable for wine growing. The quality of the wines produced in the Côtes du Marmandais has steadily improved over the last few decades, with the prestige of Bordeaux having reached its current peak and the region having obtained its own appellation contrôlée in 1990. Previously, its wines were labelled with the less prestigious VDQS designation.
How Domaine Bonnet Gilbert wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of quinoa with shrimp, pretzels (alsace) or festive sea pot.
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.
How Domaine Bonnet Gilbert wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of norwegian salmon parmentier, carri of shrimps with chillies or apple pie.
Accident (oxidation or reduction) causing a loss of limpidity of the wine.
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Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
