Winery Gilbert & GaillardSaint-Chinian Rouge
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
The Saint-Chinian Rouge of the Winery Gilbert & Gaillard is in the top 20 of wines of Saint-Chinian.
Taste structure of the Saint-Chinian Rouge from the Winery Gilbert & Gaillard
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Saint-Chinian Rouge of Winery Gilbert & Gaillard in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Saint-Chinian Rouge of Winery Gilbert & Gaillard in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or licorice and sometimes also flavors of pepper, cedar or non oak.
Food and wine pairings with Saint-Chinian Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Saint-Chinian Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Saint-Chinian Rouge
The Saint-Chinian Rouge of Winery Gilbert & Gaillard matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, pasta with walnuts and treviso red salad or filet mignon of veal with cider.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gilbert & Gaillard's Saint-Chinian Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Saint-Chinian Rouge from Winery Gilbert & Gaillard are 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
Informations about the Winery Gilbert & Gaillard
The Winery Gilbert & Gaillard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Chinian
Saint-Chinian is an appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It is located between Minervois and Faugeres, which produce similar styles of robust red wine from similar grapes and in a similar landscape. It is also adjacent to the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois appellation, which produces Sweet white wines. Therefore, the diversity of the Languedoc region is well demonstrated in this small area.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
The word of the wine: Mouth
The mouth is the third stage of wine tasting after the eye and nose. In the mouth, the taster identifies the aromas through the retronasal route, the flavours and the texture. It is in the mouth that the overall balance of the wine is apprehended.
