The Gigondas La Cave is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 58 wines for sale in of Gigondas to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Gigondas La Cave wines in Gigondas among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Gigondas La Cave 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 Gigondas La Cave wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Gigondas La Cave wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef goulash, lamb roast with lavender or potjevleesch.
On the nose the red wine of Gigondas La Cave. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, raisin or smoke and sometimes also flavors of minerality, tobacco or forest floor. In the mouth the red wine of Gigondas La Cave. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The wine region of Gigondas is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Saint Cosme or the Domaine la Bouissiere produce mainly wines red, pink and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gigondas are Mourvèdre, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gigondas often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, butter or baking spice and sometimes also flavors of bay leaf, star anise or pomegranate.
In the mouth of Gigondas is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 315 estates and châteaux in the of Gigondas, producing 568 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Gigondas go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
How Gigondas La Cave wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pork roll with mustard, cannelloni with salmon and spinach or ground steak in a seed coat.
On the nose the white wine of Gigondas La Cave. often reveals types of flavors of earth. In the mouth the white wine of Gigondas La Cave. is a powerful.
Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
How Gigondas La Cave wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of cambodian amok or very simple muffins.
Champagne made only from the Chardonnay grape. The expression has been somewhat overused by the intensive use made of it by certain large distributors of white table wines (or sparkling wines) who were thus seeking to promote their product.
How Gigondas La Cave wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of barbecued filet mignon, baked whole salmon or koskera hake (basque country).
Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
How Gigondas La Cave wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of burger roll, tanjia (lamb shoulder confit) or couscous chicken and merguez.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Gigondas La Cave. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black currant or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or earth.
Said of a wine showing by its colour (tuilé in the case of reds, amber in the case of whites), its aromas or its structure that it is nearing the end of its peak and needs to be drunk quickly.
How Gigondas La Cave wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or beef such as recipes of sun wheat, grandma's cherry clafoutis or beef stew with white wine.
Cinsaut noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). 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 large bunches and large grapes. Cinsaut noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
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Champagne made only from the Chardonnay grape. The expression has been somewhat overused by the intensive use made of it by certain large distributors of white table wines (or sparkling wines) who were thus seeking to promote their product.
