The Winery Gaston is one of the best wineries to follow in Languedoc-Roussillon.. It offers 32 wines for sale in of Languedoc-Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Gaston wines in Languedoc-Roussillon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Gaston 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 Gaston wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Gaston wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of tarte tatin or zucchini soup with blue cheese.
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 typical Languedoc red wine is medium-bodied and Fruity. The best examples are slightly heavier and have darker, more savoury aromas, with notes of spice, undergrowth and leather. The Grape varieties used to make them are the classic southern French ones: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, often with a touch of Carignan or Cinsaut. The white wines of the appellation are made from Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Bourboulenc, with occasional use of Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne from the Rhône Valley.
How Winery Gaston wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of beef carrots, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or home-made coq au vin.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Gaston. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Gaston. is a powerful.
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
How Winery Gaston wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef mironton, veal paupiettes with white wine or duck casserole with turnips.
In the mouth the red wine of Winery Gaston. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Balance of the different organoleptic elements of a wine. This harmony is linked to the typicity of each wine. The sweetness of a sweet wine is an element of its balance, whereas a Sancerre or a Chablis will be asked to be lively and dry.
How Winery Gaston wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of sardines moroccan style, fried rice with shrimp and chicken or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
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Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
