Winery Pierre GaillardLa Roche d'Hérode Banyuls Traditionnel
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with La Roche d'Hérode Banyuls Traditionnel
Pairings that work perfectly with La Roche d'Hérode Banyuls Traditionnel
Original food and wine pairings with La Roche d'Hérode Banyuls Traditionnel
The La Roche d'Hérode Banyuls Traditionnel of Winery Pierre Gaillard matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roast beef in a crust (onions & mustard), leg with a spoon or seven o'clock leg or express seafood spaghetti.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pierre Gaillard's La Roche d'Hérode Banyuls Traditionnel.
Discover the grape variety: Okuzgozu
This grape variety is native to Turkey, where it is very well known and highly appreciated. In this country, it is very often grown at high altitudes, sometimes 1,000 metres or more. It is virtually unknown in France and in other wine-producing countries.
Informations about the Winery Pierre Gaillard
The Winery Pierre Gaillard is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 52 wines for sale in the of Banyuls to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Banyuls
Banyuls wines come from the South-eastern Part of Roussillon, in the south of France, in the lower Pyrenees, a few kilometres from the Spanish border. These naturally Sweet wines are consumed both as an aperitif and as a dessert. They come in a wide range of hues, from GoldenGreen (Banyuls Blanc) to Amber (Banyuls Ambré) to the intense garnet of the standard Banyuls Rouge. Unusually among the natural sweet wines of France, all Banyuls wines are made primarily from Grenache grapes of various colors.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
The word of the wine: Bold
A wine with a smooth texture reminiscent of fats.
