The Château des Gavelles of Provence

Château des Gavelles
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 4957 of the estates of Provence.
It is located in Provence

The Château des Gavelles is one of the best wineries to follow in Provence.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château des Gavelles wines

Looking for the best Château des Gavelles wines in Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château des Gavelles 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 Château des Gavelles wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château des Gavelles

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château des Gavelles

How Château des Gavelles wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or lamb such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, lamb curry indian style or mouse of lamb with thyme.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château des Gavelles.

  • Carignan
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsaut

Discovering the wine region of Provence

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château des Gavelles

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 Château des Gavelles.

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.