Winery Famille Jouffreau - Gariotte

Winery Famille JouffreauGariotte

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Gariotte of Winery Famille Jouffreau is a red wine from the region of Cahors of South West.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Gariotte from the Winery Famille Jouffreau

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Gariotte of Winery Famille Jouffreau in the region of South West is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Famille Jouffreau's Gariotte.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Last vintages of this wine

Gariotte - 2015
In the top 100 of of Cahors wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Gariotte from Winery Famille Jouffreau are 2015

Informations about the Winery Famille Jouffreau

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Cahors in the region of South West

The Winery Famille Jouffreau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine South West
In the top 150000 of of France wines
In the top 6000 of of Cahors wines
In the top 300000 of red wines
In the top 550000 wines of the world

The wine region of Cahors

The wine region of Cahors is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lagrézette or the Château Lagrézette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cahors are Malbec, Merlot and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cahors often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tomatoes or toasty and sometimes also flavors of apples, citrus or tropical fruit.


The wine region of South West

The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.

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The word of the wine: Dry

Champagne with between 17 and 35 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

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