Winery GavotyLa Cigale Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, mature and hard cheese or spicy food.
Food and wine pairings with La Cigale Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with La Cigale Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with La Cigale Rouge
The La Cigale Rouge of Winery Gavoty matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef kidney, mediterranean lamb necklace or bocconcini (veal rolls with ham and comté).
Details and technical informations about Winery Gavoty's La Cigale Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Admirable
According to genetic analyses carried out in Montpellier (Hérault), it is the result of a cross between the bicane and the chasselas obtained in Saumur (Maine and Loire Valley) by Doctor Auguste Courtiller in the 1840s, registered in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties, list A1. Today, the Admirable de Courtiller is practically no longer multiplied.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Cigale Rouge from Winery Gavoty are 2016, 2015
Informations about the Winery Gavoty
The Winery Gavoty is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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 word of the wine: Short
Said of a wine that leaves little trace in the mouth after tasting (also called "short in the mouth").
