Winery Gilbert & GaillardTerre Sauvage
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.
Taste structure of the Terre Sauvage from the Winery Gilbert & Gaillard
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Terre Sauvage 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 Terre Sauvage of Winery Gilbert & Gaillard in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of grass, earth or vegetal.
Food and wine pairings with Terre Sauvage
Pairings that work perfectly with Terre Sauvage
Original food and wine pairings with Terre Sauvage
The Terre Sauvage of Winery Gilbert & Gaillard matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef stew, lasagna calabrese or veal cutlets with savoy tomme.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gilbert & Gaillard's Terre Sauvage.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Terre Sauvage from Winery Gilbert & Gaillard are 2013, 2016, 2015
Informations about the Winery Gilbert & Gaillard
The Winery Gilbert & Gaillard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Chinian
Languedoc cru between Beziers and Saint-Pons, signature dual terroir. Fleshy Mediterranean reds with notes of black fruit (blackberry, black cherry), garrigue, pepper, liquorice and spice, firm tannins and a sun-drenched palate. Northern schists: fruitier, smokier profile. Southern clay-limestone: more structured wines.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
The word of the wine: Consistency
In tasting, it is the equivalent of chewing (the chewiness of a tannic red wine is also mentioned). We then speak of firmness, fluidity, softness, hardness, and why not the crunchiness of an early wine by reference to the grape.
