The Domaine de Grand Garant of Fleurie of Beaujolais

Domaine de Grand Garant - Le Vivier Fleurie
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 68 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Fleurie in the region of Beaujolais

The Domaine de Grand Garant is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Fleurie to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de Grand Garant wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine de Grand Garant

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de Grand Garant

How Domaine de Grand Garant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta à la forestière (chanterelles), gizzards in sauce or pasta "carbonara" à la française.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine de Grand Garant

On the nose the red wine of Domaine de Grand Garant. often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine de Grand Garant. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de Grand Garant

  • 2015With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de Grand Garant.

  • Gamay

Discovering the wine region of Fleurie

Fleurie is a Cru Beaujolais appellation well known for its red wines made from the Gamay Grape. These wines are among the most renowned in the region, which is sometimes called "The Queen of Beaujolais". A Fleurie is typically light, Silky and supple, with a characteristic Floral">florality and Bright aromas of blueberries and red fruits. Fleurie's recognition is often attributed to its evocative name.

However, the region is actually named after a Roman general, Floricum, rather than for the wine's floral traits. Fleurie is at the Center of the ten Beaujolais crus. It Lies just South of Moulin-à-Vent and Chénas and North of Morgon. Chiroubles is just to the west.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de Grand Garant

Planning a wine route in the of Fleurie? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine de Grand Garant.

Discover the grape variety: Xinomavro

A very old grape variety grown in Greece and very well known in Central Macedonia. It is most certainly a descendant of white gouais and should not be confused with mavrud or mavroudi. It should be noted that many grape varieties have the synonym mavro. Xinomavro is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

News about Domaine de Grand Garant and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Extraction

All the methods (pumping over, punching down) that allow the colour and tannins to be extracted from the grape skin during maceration, before fermentation begins. It is also possible to macerate after fermentation, but gently, so as not to extract the tannins from the seeds, which are greener. Because of its solvent power, alcohol favours extraction.