The Winery Gilles Morillon is one of the best wineries to follow in Saumur.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
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 tenderloin wellington, roast pork in the oven or quick duck breast with honey.
Loire tuffeau mosaic: Chenin reigns in whites — dry to off-dry with notes of citrus, apple, pear, candied white fruits, white flowers and a chalky mineral touch, taut acidity and a saline finish. Cabernet Franc (Breton) the signature red, airy (violet, raspberry, plum, peppery touch, fine tannins) and a fruity rosé. Renowned traditional-method Saumur Brut. Anjou-Saumur AOC on limestone tuffeau, troglodyte cellars.
How Winery Gilles Morillon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
How Winery Gilles Morillon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
After blending, the wine is bottled with a liqueur de tirage (a mixture of sugar and wine) and a yeast (selected yeasts). The yeast attacks the sugar and creates carbon dioxide. The fermentation, which lasts about two months, is prolonged by an ageing period (15 months minimum in total). The bottle is capped (some rare vintages are capped with a staple and a cork).
How Winery Gilles Morillon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of quebec style barbecued salmon, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or stuffed potatoes.
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
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