The Domaine de Borie-Vieille of Gaillac of South West

Domaine de Borie-Vieille - Chardonnay
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 54 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Gaillac in the region of South West
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The Domaine de Borie-Vieille is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Gaillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de Borie-Vieille wines

Looking for the best Domaine de Borie-Vieille wines in Gaillac among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine de Borie-Vieille 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 de Borie-Vieille wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Domaine de Borie-Vieille

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine de Borie-Vieille

How Domaine de Borie-Vieille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of savoyard crozet gratin, papillotes of mackerel or quiche lorraine.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine de Borie-Vieille.

  • Chardonnay
  • Muscadelle
  • Loin de l'Oeil
  • Mauzac Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Gaillac

The wine region of Gaillac is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Robert & Bernard Plageoles or the Château de Saurs produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gaillac are Duras, Merlot and Mauzac, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gaillac often reveals types of flavors of earth, leather or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of butter, melon or strawberries.

In the mouth of Gaillac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 202 estates and châteaux in the of Gaillac, producing 936 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Gaillac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Domaine de Borie-Vieille

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de Borie-Vieille

How Domaine de Borie-Vieille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, lamb kleftiko (greek) or honey chicken wok style.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de Borie-Vieille

  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.22/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de Borie-Vieille.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Braucol
  • Prunelard
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Duras

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

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.

The top sweet wines of Domaine de Borie-Vieille

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine de Borie-Vieille

How Domaine de Borie-Vieille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Domaine de Borie-Vieille

  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Domaine de Borie-Vieille.

  • Mauzac Blanc

The word of the wine: Petiole

Stem of the leaf, connecting the leaf blade to the stem.

The top pink wines of Domaine de Borie-Vieille

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine de Borie-Vieille

How Domaine de Borie-Vieille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of boeuf en daube, lamb stew from my mum or grilled pork ribs with barbecue sauce.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine de Borie-Vieille.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Braucol
  • Duras

Discover the grape variety: Prunelard

Prunelard noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Tarn). 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 grapes of medium size. The Prunelard noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de Borie-Vieille

Planning a wine route in the of Gaillac? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine de Borie-Vieille.

Discover the grape variety: Mauzac

Mauzac is a grape variety, black or white (the white one is better known), originating from the South-West. It is mainly cultivated in the vineyards of Gaillac and Limoux (where it is called blanquette), on about 5,000 hectares. mauzac has medium-sized bunches, composed of berries whose colour can vary from green to red depending on the maturity of the grapes. This grape variety likes limestone and clay-limestone soils, and it is here that it is most productive. Its white wines are fat, with little acidity and marked by aromas of ripe apple, pear, honey, quince, vanilla and violet, typical of the great sweet wines of Gaillac. mauzac also produces the famous Blanquette-de-Limoux in rural method. In this region, Mauzac is competing with Sauvignon, Chenin and Chardonnay, especially for sparkling wines which are more similar to Champagne. It is also used in some appellations such as Entre-deux-Mers, Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux, Côtes-de-Duras, Vins-de-Lavilledieu...

News about Domaine de Borie-Vieille and wines from the region

LVMH buys Napa Valley’s Joseph Phelps Vineyards

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Ukrainian wine, hanging in the balance

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Cape Winemakers Guild 2022 auction: all the lots to bid on

The 38th annual Cape Winemakers Guild Auction is back on home soil in South Africa this year. Auction house Strauss & Co will host the sale, sponsored by Nedbank, live and online from 5pm to 8pm on Friday 30 September and 9am to 3pm on Saturday 1 October. Bidders can attend the auction in person at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West, bid by telephone, or online. They can also leave a commission bid in advance of the sale. Bonhams auction house held the auction in London in 2020 and 2021 ...

The word of the wine: Petiole

Stem of the leaf, connecting the leaf blade to the stem.

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