Winery Gilbert & GaillardChâteau Palène Cuvée Valentine Bordeaux
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the Château Palène Cuvée Valentine Bordeaux from the Winery Gilbert & Gaillard
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Château Palène Cuvée Valentine Bordeaux of Winery Gilbert & Gaillard in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Château Palène Cuvée Valentine Bordeaux
Pairings that work perfectly with Château Palène Cuvée Valentine Bordeaux
Original food and wine pairings with Château Palène Cuvée Valentine Bordeaux
The Château Palène Cuvée Valentine Bordeaux of Winery Gilbert & Gaillard matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed peppers, andouillette de troyes with chaource sauce or rabbit italian style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gilbert & Gaillard's Château Palène Cuvée Valentine Bordeaux.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Château Palène Cuvée Valentine Bordeaux from Winery Gilbert & Gaillard are 2012, 2011
Informations about the Winery Gilbert & Gaillard
The Winery Gilbert & Gaillard is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
The word of the wine: Tartar (deposit)
White, chalky deposits that occur as a result of precipitation inside bottles and are often considered by consumers as a defect. They are in fact tartaric salts formed by tartaric acid, potassium and calcium naturally present in the wine. This deposit does not alter the quality of the wine and can be eliminated by a simple decanting.
