Winery Guillaume GonnetLe Mentor Gigondas
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, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Le Mentor Gigondas from the Winery Guillaume Gonnet
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Le Mentor Gigondas of Winery Guillaume Gonnet in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Le Mentor Gigondas of Winery Guillaume Gonnet in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, blueberry or licorice and sometimes also flavors of pepper, earth or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Le Mentor Gigondas
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Mentor Gigondas
Original food and wine pairings with Le Mentor Gigondas
The Le Mentor Gigondas of Winery Guillaume Gonnet matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork shoulder with mustard, lamb chops à la champvallon or venison leg with tomato sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Guillaume Gonnet's Le Mentor Gigondas.
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 Le Mentor Gigondas from Winery Guillaume Gonnet are 2016, 2015
Informations about the Winery Guillaume Gonnet
The Winery Guillaume Gonnet is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Gigondas to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Gigondas
Full-bodied cru of the southern Rhone at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail: signature Grenache as king red (>=50%) with Syrah and Mourvedre — powerful and sun-soaked with notes of candied black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant, plum), garrigue, kirsch, spices, licorice and pepper, dense tannins and a long finish (14-15% alcohol), more structured than Chateauneuf. Lively roses. AOC (1971), ~1,200 ha on the eponymous village (Vaucluse), limestone and clay-sandy soils, ages 5-15 years.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
France's 2nd-largest AOC vineyard, two complementary worlds. Northern: pure Syrah in signature reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas), deep and peppery with blackberry, violet, black olive and smoked bacon notes, exceptional ageing. Opulent Viognier whites (Condrieu, apricot, flowers) and ample Marsanne-Roussanne. Southern: sun-soaked Grenache blends at Châteauneuf, Gigondas, Vacqueyras (candied fruit, garrigue).
The word of the wine: Breton
See cabernet franc.
