Domaine GigouCuvée Gigou't Gamay
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Gigou't Gamay of Domaine Gigou in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of earthy, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Gigou't Gamay
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Gigou't Gamay
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Gigou't Gamay
The Cuvée Gigou't Gamay of Domaine Gigou matches generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of roast beef with pepper.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Gigou's Cuvée Gigou't Gamay.
Discover the grape variety: Gamay noir
Light, juicy reds, low in tannins with crunchy freshness, showing aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry, banana (from carbonic maceration) and peony. Easy-drinking style of Beaujolais Nouveau, more structured and mineral on the granites of the ten crus (Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent, Fleurie, Brouilly). Also in Touraine, Auvergne and Swiss Romande. A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Gigou't Gamay from Domaine Gigou are 2014
Informations about the Domaine Gigou
The Domaine Gigou is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Coteaux du Loir to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coteaux du Loir
Loire AOC (1948) north of Tours in the Loir valley, ~75 ha on Turonian tufa and silex clay, medieval monastic vineyard. Pineau d'Aunis is king in native reds (48%): airy and spicy with notes of strawberry, raspberry, fresh herbs and a characteristic white pepper touch, fine tannins — also vivid rosés (14%). Chenin is king in whites (38%): dry and upright with notes of golden apple, honey, flowers and a mineral touch. Immediate neighbour of Jasnières.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Astringency
Chemical stimulation that tightens the mucous membranes of the mouth and causes a sensation of harshness, which is characteristic of the presence of tannins. With time, the tannins lose their harshness and become softer.
