Gigondas La CaveL'Elixir de Nos Aïeules
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.
Food and wine pairings with L'Elixir de Nos Aïeules
Pairings that work perfectly with L'Elixir de Nos Aïeules
Original food and wine pairings with L'Elixir de Nos Aïeules
The L'Elixir de Nos Aïeules of Gigondas La Cave matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of chicken colombo (west indies) or apple cake.
Details and technical informations about Gigondas La Cave's L'Elixir de Nos Aïeules.
Discover the grape variety: Lival
Lival noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found eating on our tables! Lival noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica.
Informations about the Gigondas La Cave
The Gigondas La Cave is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 59 wines for sale in the of Muscat de Beaumes de Venise to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Muscat de Beaumes de Venise
The wine region of Muscat de Beaumes de Venise is located in the region of Beaumes-de-Venise of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bernardins or the Domaine Alain Ignace produce mainly wines natural sweet, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Muscat de Beaumes de Venise are Chardonnay, Mourvèdre and Marsanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Muscat de Beaumes de Venise often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cheese or apples and sometimes also flavors of white peach, raisin or mint.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
The word of the wine: Ancestral method
A method of making certain sparkling wines such as blanquette de Limoux, sparkling gaillac or clairette de Die, which consists of a second fermentation in the bottle based on natural sugars and yeasts naturally brought by the grapes (unlike the méthode champenoise, which requires the addition of tirage liquor).
