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 seven o'clock leg of lamb, oven-baked lamb stew or oven roasted rabbit with mustard.
On the nose the red wine of Gigondas La Cave. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, red fruit or strawberries. 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 wild boar stew, baked mackerel or mashed potatoes with spinach and 2 salmon.
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.
Bourboulenc is mainly grown in the southern part of France. It is a white grape variety that ripens quite late. It can only be harvested around 25 September and for an average of only one month. Bourboulenc is particularly fond of low-lying, but at the same time warm and dry locations. The aroma of this grape variety is not very pronounced, but it has a certain exotic fruit and floral aroma such as broom. The result is a low alcohol wine with subtle and fleeting aromas. Blanquette, bourboulanc, bourboulenque, doucillon, clairette dorée and clairette blanche are all names that can designate bourboulenc. This grape variety is very sensitive to diseases common to all vine plants such as magnesium deficiency, mildew and oidium. Bourboulenc can be used as a table grape. Most French people keep the bunches until Christmas in order to present them on the festive table as desserts.
How Gigondas La Cave wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of garantita or karantita (algerian recipe) or cheese cake (white cheese cake) inratable.
Phenolic compounds present in the skin of grapes that give colour to red wines during maceration.
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 oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!, barbecued mackerel papillotes or knife feet.
White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.
How Gigondas La Cave wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of fillet of beef with morels, lamb tagine with figs or pad thai.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Gigondas La Cave. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, tobacco or licorice.
Sensation (sweet, salty, sour or bitter) produced on the tongue by a food.
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 mediterranean lamb necklace, quick chocolate fudge cake or tournedos rossini.
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.
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White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.
