The Winery Gassier is one of the world's great estates. It offers 40 wines for sale in of Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Gassier wines in Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Gassier 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 Gassier wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Gassier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of braciola (southern italy), merguez - courgettes gratin (leftover barbecue) or chicken tajine with prunes.
Provence is a wine region in the far southeast of France, best known for the quality (and quantity) of its rosé wines and for its Warm, mild Climate. The modernization that is taking place in many of the traditional wine regions of southern France has not yet taken place to the same extent in Provence, but there are Clear signs of change. The region's Grape varieties, in particular, have come under scrutiny in recent decades. Traditional varieties such as Carignan, Barbaroux (Barbarossa from Sardinia) and Calitor are being replaced by more commercially viable varieties such as Grenache, Syrah and even Cabernet Sauvignon.
The term "Varietal improvers" is gaining ground in Provence, as it is in the neighbouring Languedoc-Roussillon. The most successful local varieties, Mourvèdre, Tibouren and Vermentino (known locally as Rolle), have remained in favor, proving their value in Provence wines, in red, rosé and white respectively. The Vineyards of Provence cover an area of France's southeastern coastline that measures about 200 kilometers from east to west. In this definitely Mediterranean climate - no Provencal vineyard is more than 55 km from the Mediterranean - the vines enjoy about 3,000 hours of sunshine a year, as well as an average annual temperature of 14.
5°C.
How Winery Gassier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of pork roll with tomato sauce, tagliatelle with shrimps or cream and tuna quiche.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Gassier. often reveals types of flavors of cream, mint or honeysuckle and sometimes also flavors of stone, red currant or cheese. In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Gassier. is a with a nice freshness.
Tibouren noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Tibouren noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.
How Winery Gassier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of zucchini gratin with tuna and tomato, zarzuela mayonapo or couscous without couscous maker.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Gassier. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, peach or minerality and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
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Planning a wine route in the of Provence? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Gassier.
Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
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The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
In the first part of this series, see the wines that the Decanter editorial team is most excited about tasting at the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC on Saturday 18th June 2022. Amy Wislocki – Decanter Magazine Editor Cape Landing Blackwood Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River 2019 At the end of every year at Decanter, we organise a ‘Wines of the Year‘ tasting. We ask our key contributors and editorial staff to pick out the wines that most impressed them during the year just gon ...
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