Winery Les Celliers de Haute CroixComte de Voraguet Gaillac Rosé
Pink wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Les Celliers de Haute Croix's Comte de Voraguet Gaillac Rosé.
Discover the grape variety: Exalta
Intraspecific cross between the Hamburg Muscat and the Perlette obtained in 1966, registered in 1989 in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties, list A1.
Informations about the Winery Les Celliers de Haute Croix
The Winery Les Celliers de Haute Croix is one of wineries to follow in Gaillac.. It offers 270 wines for sale in the of Gaillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
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The word of the wine: Clos
Plot of vines surrounded by walls. Many Burgundian climates are clos.
