The Domaine Vayssette is one of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Gaillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine Vayssette wines in Gaillac among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Vayssette 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 Vayssette wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine Vayssette wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of tuna provencal style, baeckeoffe with fish or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.
Millennia-old South-West mosaic (banks of the Tarn) with rare native grapes: Mauzac reigns in whites — dry, pearled or sweet with notes of apple, pear, honey and white flowers, signature freshness. Ample Loin-de-l'œil and Ondenc complement. Duras in spicy, peppery reds, fleshy Braucol (Fer Servadou) (blackcurrant, raspberry, blackberry, structured tannins) and Syrah in blends. Iconic ancestral-method Gaillac sparkling.
AOC (1938), 2,500 ha on limestone and Tarn terraces.
How Domaine Vayssette wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of tunisian bricks, stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce or quiche without pastry.
Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.
How Domaine Vayssette wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, lamb tagine with figs or yassa chicken (senegal).
On the nose the red wine of Domaine Vayssette. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit.
A family of animal aromas reminiscent of venison and present in certain old red wines. See venison.
How Domaine Vayssette wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Aromatic, fruity whites with a tender palate, with intense aromas of muscat, white flowers, honey, candied citrus and floral notes (no genetic link to the muscat family). Minor component in the great botrytised dessert wines of Sauternes, Barsac, Cérons and Monbazillac, adding perfume and freshness. Also dry in Entre-Deux-Mers. Made as sumptuous fortified wines in Australia (Rutherglen Topaque). French variety from Bordeaux and the South-West.
How Domaine Vayssette wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of scallops with cream, stuffed sea almonds with cream cheese or sauerkraut with fish.
A method of ageing which aims to give the wine certain aromas of evolution (dried fruit, bitter orange, coffee, rancio, etc.) by exposing it to the air; it is then matured either in barrels, demi-muids or unoaked casks, sometimes stored in the open air, or in barrels exposed to the sun and to temperature variations. This type of maturation characterizes certain natural sweet wines, ports and other liqueur wines.
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Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
