Winery Regis Descotes - La Grande Gallée Rouge

Winery Regis DescotesLa Grande Gallée Rouge

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The La Grande Gallée Rouge of Winery Regis Descotes is a red wine from the region of Vin de Pays.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.

Details and technical informations about Winery Regis Descotes's La Grande Gallée Rouge.

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

Discover the grape variety: Gamay noir

Gamay is a Burgundian grape variety that has existed since the 14th century. For fear of competition with the pinot noir of Burgundy, gamay was finally uprooted and planted in the Beaujolais region, from Mâcon to Lyon. These siliceous and granitic soils suit it perfectly, and it gives its best here. But it is also planted all over France, such as in Lorraine, in the Loire Valley, in Bugey, in Savoie and in Auvergne. Gamay is early and very productive and needs to be limited so that quality prevails over quantity. Short winter pruning of the shoots and high density of vines per hectare are the methods that allow it to produce very fruity, fresh and greedy red wines. Gamay is also very popular in red wine futures, and produces wines from the Beaujolais region with very interesting character and ageing potential. The AOCs Crémant-de-Bourgogne, Mâcon, Anjou, Touraine, Rosé de vallée de la Loire, Côtes-d'Auvergne, Saint-Pourçain, Bugey, Gaillac, Côtes du Luberon... and many vins de pays are proud of it. Today, about 36,000 hectares of Gamay are cultivated in France, including 22,000 hectares in Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

La Grande Gallée Rouge - 2016
In the top 100 of of Vin de Pays wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
La Grande Gallée Rouge - 2014
In the top 100 of of Vin de Pays wines
Average rating: 3.911110
La Grande Gallée Rouge - 2011
In the top 100 of of Vin de Pays wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of La Grande Gallée Rouge from Winery Regis Descotes are 2014, 2016, 2011

Informations about the Winery Regis Descotes

The winery offers 15 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Vin de Pays

The Winery Regis Descotes is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Vin de Pays to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Vin de Pays
In the top 50000 of of France wines
In the top 5500 of of Vin de Pays wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Vin de Pays

Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".

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The word of the wine: Thick

Said of a heavy, pasty wine lacking in finesse.

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