Winery Louis TêteCuvée Testerousse Gigondas
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Testerousse Gigondas
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Testerousse Gigondas
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Testerousse Gigondas
The Cuvée Testerousse Gigondas of Winery Louis Tête matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fillet of beef in a foie gras and truffle crust, leg of lamb with garlic and rosemary or rabbit leg in foil on the barbecue.
Details and technical informations about Winery Louis Tête's Cuvée Testerousse Gigondas.
Discover the grape variety: Ravat noir
Obtained by Jean-François Ravat, it is an interspecific cross between 8365 Seibel and pinot noir. In France, this direct-producing hybrid has been little multiplied.
Informations about the Winery Louis Tête
The Winery Louis Tête is one of wineries to follow in Gigondas.. It offers 95 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: Plant
Smells present in certain wines and characteristic of the plant world. Heather, mint or blackcurrant leaf are considered pleasant, while herbaceous notes are considered a defect.
