Maison GilliardL'Élu Cuvée Rouge
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Diolinoir and the Humagne rouge.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with L'Élu Cuvée Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with L'Élu Cuvée Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with L'Élu Cuvée Rouge
The L'Élu Cuvée Rouge of Maison Gilliard matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of mexican beef tacos, thiebou yappe from senegal (rice with lamb) or chicken wrap.
Details and technical informations about Maison Gilliard's L'Élu Cuvée Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Diolinoir
Intraspecific cross between robin noir and pinot noir obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet of the Swiss Federal Research Station Agroscope Changins-Wadenswil (Switzerland).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of L'Élu Cuvée Rouge from Maison Gilliard are 2018
Informations about the Maison Gilliard
The Maison Gilliard is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 106 wines for sale in the of Valais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Valais
The Valais is the largest wine region and appellation in Switzerland, responsible for around one third of the country's total wine production. The main Vineyard area covers the southeast-facing slopes of the dramatic Rhône river valley as the glacial waters run southwest between Leuk (Loeche in French) and Fully. The river changes direction at Martigny and then runs northwest to exit the valley and empty into Lac Léman (Lake Geneva). Vineyard area here comes to around 4,800 hectares (11,800 acres) and is generally located on (often steep) slopes and terraces between the flat, fertile, Heavy soils at the bottom of the valley - often given over to fruit production, industry and urban development - and the bare rock of the mountainside that towers above.
News related to this wine
At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine
Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bour ...
The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne
Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https: ...
At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Azé
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The word of the wine: Sparkling
Equivalent to effervescent, this term is used among others to designate the "natural sparkling wines" produced in the Montlouis appellation.
