Domaine Saint François Xavier Gigondas
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Gigondas from the Domaine Saint François Xavier
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In the mouth the Gigondas of Domaine Saint François Xavier in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Gigondas of Domaine Saint François Xavier in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of earthy, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Gigondas
Pairings that work perfectly with Gigondas
Original food and wine pairings with Gigondas
The Gigondas of Domaine Saint François Xavier matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tagine with prunes and almonds, leg of lamb in butterfly (barbecue) or gigolette of rabbit.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Saint François Xavier's Gigondas.
Discover the grape variety: Millot Léon
Interspecific crossing between the 101-14 Millardet and Grasset (vitis riparia X vitis rupestris) and the goldriesling obtained by Eugène Kühlmann (1858-1932) around 1911 and marketed around 1921. With these same parents, he obtained among others the Maréchal Foch. Léon Millot is still found in Canada, the United States, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Poland and England. In France, where it was grown for a long time in Alsace, it is no longer grown in the vineyards, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Gigondas from Domaine Saint François Xavier are 2009, 2016, 2013, 2014 and 2011.
Informations about the Domaine Saint François Xavier
The Domaine Saint François Xavier is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Gigondas to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Gigondas
The wine region of Gigondas is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Saint Cosme or the Domaine la Bouissiere produce mainly wines red, pink and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gigondas are Mourvèdre, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gigondas often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, butter or baking spice and sometimes also flavors of bay leaf, star anise or pomegranate.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
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The word of the wine: New
Said of a wine from the last harvest, and more particularly of an early wine.
