The Winery Gilles Morillon of Saumur of Loire Valley

Winery Gilles Morillon
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 2209 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Saumur in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Gilles Morillon is one of the best wineries to follow in Saumur.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Gilles Morillon wines

Looking for the best Winery Gilles Morillon wines in Saumur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Gilles Morillon 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 Winery Gilles Morillon wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Gilles Morillon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Gilles Morillon

How Winery Gilles Morillon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bobotie, paupiettes with tomato sauce or blanquette of rabbit with riesling and chanterelles.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Gilles Morillon.

  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Saumur

The wine region of Saumur is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Clos Rougeard or the Domaine Guiberteau produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saumur are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saumur often reveals types of flavors of cream, graphite or petroleum and sometimes also flavors of green bell pepper, clove or cranberry.

In the mouth of Saumur is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 354 estates and châteaux in the of Saumur, producing 926 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saumur go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Gilles Morillon

Planning a wine route in the of Saumur? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Gilles Morillon.

Discover the grape variety: Malvoisie de Lipari

A very old vine, said to have originated in Greece. It is found in Spain, including the Canary Islands, in Portugal, including Madeira, in Croatia, etc., and is virtually unknown in France. It should be noted that many varieties have the synonym "malvasia" and therefore confusion between them is always possible, such as vermentino or tourbat with the Malvasia of Lipari, whose grapes are however quite different. - Synonyms: malvasia fina, malvasia de Sitges, malvasia grossa, malvasio dubrovcka, greco di Gerace (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!)

News about Winery Gilles Morillon and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Cep

Grapevine.