Château GautoulMalbec Rosé
Pink wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Malbec Rosé of Château Gautoul in the region of South West often reveals types of flavors of smoke, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak.
Food and wine pairings with Malbec Rosé
Pairings that work perfectly with Malbec Rosé
Original food and wine pairings with Malbec Rosé
The Malbec Rosé of Château Gautoul matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of fillet of beef with morels, original francesinha (portugal) or sunday night ham and cheese sandwich by fred.
Details and technical informations about Château Gautoul's Malbec Rosé.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Malbec Rosé from Château Gautoul are 2011, 2012
Informations about the Château Gautoul
The Château Gautoul is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cahors
The wine region of Cahors is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lagrézette or the Château Lagrézette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cahors are Malbec, Merlot and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cahors often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tomatoes or toasty and sometimes also flavors of apples, citrus or tropical fruit.
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.
The word of the wine: Confit
Said of red wines that offer a very ripe nose of red and black fruits reminiscent of jam. On the palate, these aromas are dominant, the wine is very fleshy and round, and leaves an impression of sweetness on the finish that weighs it down.
