The Winery Gaec François & Fils of Côte-Rôtie of Rhone Valley

Winery Gaec François & Fils - Côte-Rôtie
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 10 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Côte-Rôtie in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Winery Gaec François & Fils is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Côte-Rôtie to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Gaec François & Fils wines

Looking for the best Winery Gaec François & Fils wines in Côte-Rôtie among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Gaec François & Fils 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 Winery Gaec François & Fils wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Gaec François & Fils

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Gaec François & Fils

How Winery Gaec François & Fils wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of barbecue burger, lamb delight with tomato and cinnamon or watercress salad with vitamins.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Gaec François & Fils

On the nose the red wine of Winery Gaec François & Fils. often reveals types of flavors of cream, thyme or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Gaec François & Fils. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Gaec François & Fils

  • 2015With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Gaec François & Fils.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Viognier

Discovering the wine region of Côte-Rôtie

The wine region of Côte-Rôtie is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine E. Guigal or the Domaine E. Guigal produce mainly wines red, white and sweet.

The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côte-Rôtie are Viognier, Mourvèdre and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côte-Rôtie often reveals types of flavors of cream, sour cherry or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, red cherry or cranberry. In the mouth of Côte-Rôtie is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 172 estates and châteaux in the of Côte-Rôtie, producing 373 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.

The wines of Côte-Rôtie go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Gaec François & Fils

Planning a wine route in the of Côte-Rôtie? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Gaec François & Fils.

Discover the grape variety: Frontenac

A cross between Landot 4511 and Vitis Riparia 89 (very resistant to cold) obtained in 1978 at the University of Minnesota (United States) and propagated from 1996. It can also be found in Canada (Quebec, Ontario, etc.), in Lithuania, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Note that the white and grey Frontenac are derived from mutations of the black, encountered and isolated in 2003 for the grey and in September 2005 for the white. - Synonymy: MN 1047 (for all the grape variety synonyms, click here!).

News about Winery Gaec François & Fils and wines from the region

Rhône 2020: best-value wines

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Walls: Tasting the classic 2001 Guigal La Las

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Rhône Valley Wine Tour with Matt Walls

We are excited to announce the first of Decanter’s Wine Experiences, a series of carefully curated wine trips hosted by our regional wine specialists. Each trip is a carefully tailored once-in-a-lifetime experience that will grant guests access to the best vineyards, restaurants and wine experts of the region.   Starting with a trip to the Rhône valley, Matt Walls will be hosting the first Decanter Wine Experience, imparting his knowledge of the region which he has honed over the years while rep ...

The word of the wine: Nouaison

Phase of the vegetative cycle of the vine following flowering and corresponding to the formation of the grape berry.

Discover other regions and appellation of Rhône septentrional