Winery Le GravillasTerroirs & Traditions 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 Terroirs & Traditions Gigondas from the Winery Le Gravillas
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Terroirs & Traditions Gigondas of Winery Le Gravillas in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Terroirs & Traditions Gigondas
Pairings that work perfectly with Terroirs & Traditions Gigondas
Original food and wine pairings with Terroirs & Traditions Gigondas
The Terroirs & Traditions Gigondas of Winery Le Gravillas matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of simple baked roast beef, lamb tagine with olives and honey or duck with orange.
Details and technical informations about Winery Le Gravillas's Terroirs & Traditions Gigondas.
Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse noire
Cultivated for a very long time in Savoie, it is not the black form of mondeuse blanche and Mondeuse grise is a natural mutation of mondeuse noire. According to Thierry Lacombe (I.N.R.A./Montpellier), the latter is the result of a natural intraspecific crossing between the black tressot and the white mondeuse. Mondeuse grise and Mondeuse noire are both registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Terroirs & Traditions Gigondas from Winery Le Gravillas are 2006
Informations about the Winery Le Gravillas
The Winery Le Gravillas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Gigondas to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Gigondas
The wine region of Gigondas is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Saint Cosme or the Domaine la Bouissiere produce mainly wines red, pink and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gigondas are Mourvèdre, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gigondas often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, butter or baking spice and sometimes also flavors of bay leaf, star anise or pomegranate.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
The word of the wine: Frank
Said of a wine that is open and delivers itself immediately, and whose clarity excludes any defect.
