Winery Marks & SpencerGamay
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Gamay of Winery Marks & Spencer in the region of Vin de Pays often reveals types of flavors of pepper, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Gamay
Pairings that work perfectly with Gamay
Original food and wine pairings with Gamay
The Gamay of Winery Marks & Spencer matches generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of puchero.
Details and technical informations about Winery Marks & Spencer's Gamay.
Discover the grape variety: Gamay noir
Gamay is a Burgundian grape variety that has existed since the 14th century. For fear of competition with the pinot noir of Burgundy, gamay was finally uprooted and planted in the Beaujolais region, from Mâcon to Lyon. These siliceous and granitic soils suit it perfectly, and it gives its best here. But it is also planted all over France, such as in Lorraine, in the Loire Valley, in Bugey, in Savoie and in Auvergne. Gamay is early and very productive and needs to be limited so that quality prevails over quantity. Short winter pruning of the shoots and high density of vines per hectare are the methods that allow it to produce very fruity, fresh and greedy red wines. Gamay is also very popular in red wine futures, and produces wines from the Beaujolais region with very interesting character and ageing potential. The AOCs Crémant-de-Bourgogne, Mâcon, Anjou, Touraine, Rosé de vallée de la Loire, Côtes-d'Auvergne, Saint-Pourçain, Bugey, Gaillac, Côtes du Luberon... and many vins de pays are proud of it. Today, about 36,000 hectares of Gamay are cultivated in France, including 22,000 hectares in Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Gamay from Winery Marks & Spencer are 2014, 2011
Informations about the Winery Marks & Spencer
The Winery Marks & Spencer is one of wineries to follow in Ardèche.. It offers 456 wines for sale in the of Ardèche to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Ardèche
The wine region of Ardèche is located in the region of Méditerranée of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Le Liby or the Domaine Vignerons Ardéchois produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ardèche are Viognier, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ardèche often reveals types of flavors of cream, mango or red cherry and sometimes also flavors of oaky, cassis or strawberries.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
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The word of the wine: Reduced
This is said of aromas that are reminiscent of a stale wine and that can be released when a long-closed bottle is opened. They generally fade with airing.
