The Winery Mont Gravet of Gascogne of South West
The Winery Mont Gravet is one of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Gascogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Mont Gravet wines in Gascogne among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Mont Gravet wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Mont Gravet wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Mont Gravet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of brazilian feijoada, slippers with lamb or lamb chops marinated with herbs.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Mont Gravet. often reveals types of flavors of butter, tobacco or spices and sometimes also flavors of non oak, dark fruit or fig. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Mont Gravet. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Between the Landes forest, the Garonne and the Pyrenees, the Gascony hillsides cover the Gers dePartment and part of the Landes and Lot-et-Garonne departments. The vineyards occupy the same area as Armagnac, a brandy still produced in the region, but whose volumes have declined in favour of vins de pays (now PGI). Under the influence of a mild oceanic Climate, it is fairly wet in the west, drier in the east, especially in summer. In the west, the subsoil of tawny sands is of marine origin, covered with boulbènes; in the east, it gradually gives way to molasse, a rock resulting from the erosion of the Pyrenees.
The soils are either stony and chalky (peyrusquets) or clayey and Deep (terrefort), retaining water well. The Condom region, the driest, has its own name (Condomois). The main Grape varieties cultivated are white: Colombard and Ugni blanc, the varieties of armagnac. Generally associated, sometimes completed by Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they give lively white wines with an exuberant fruitiness.
How Winery Mont Gravet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta with artichoke hearts and bacon, ham and comté quiche or sophie's tuna cake.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Mont Gravet. often reveals types of flavors of green apple, lime zest or stone and sometimes also flavors of cheese, stone fruit or honey. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Mont Gravet. is a .
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
How Winery Mont Gravet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or pasta such as recipes of tournedos rossini, walnut and roquefort tart or awara broth.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Mont Gravet. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, lemon or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of watermelon, citrus fruit or spices. In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Mont Gravet. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
In the Bordeaux vineyards, the grand vin is the main wine of the château, although a "second wine" is usually produced. It is a wine of lesser ageing made from the youngest vines.
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Colombard is one of the oldest grape varieties in the Charentes. This golden white grape variety is a cross between Chenin and Gouais. The young leaves of colombard are yellow with bronze patches. The adult leaves may be three-lobed or whole, depending on the variety. Its branches are cottony. The bunches of this variety are thick and cylindrical. Its elliptical berries are medium-sized. They change color until they ripen, ranging from greenish white to golden yellow. Colombard is associated with an average budding. It is particularly susceptible to leafhoppers, grape worms, mites, mildew, powdery mildew and gray mold. It is also sensitive to water stress, but is not very sensitive to wind. It ripens late in the second half of the year. There are a dozen approved clones of Colombard, the best known of which are 608, 607 and 606. This variety produces a full-bodied, fine white wine. Aromas of lime, nectarine, boxwood, citrus and exotic fruits are released.
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In the Bordeaux vineyards, the grand vin is the main wine of the château, although a "second wine" is usually produced. It is a wine of lesser ageing made from the youngest vines.