Winery Sextant - Julien Altaber - Gamay

Winery Sextant - Julien AltaberGamay

4.1
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Gamay of Winery Sextant - Julien Altaber is a red wine from the region of Vin de France.
This wine generally goes well with beef

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

earthy

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, yogurt

Wine with spices taste

pepper

On the nose the Gamay of Winery Sextant - Julien Altaber in the region of Vin de France often reveals types of flavors of cherry, strawberries or pomegranate and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or red fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Gamay

Pairings that work perfectly with Gamay

Original food and wine pairings with Gamay

The Gamay of Winery Sextant - Julien Altaber matches generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of beef marengo "my mom" style.

Details and technical informations about Winery Sextant - Julien Altaber's Gamay.

Winemaker
Julien Altaber
Grape varieties
Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Country
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

Gamay - 2018
In the top 100 of of Vin de France wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Gamay - 2017
In the top 100 of of Vin de France wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Gamay - 2015
In the top 100 of of Vin de France wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Gamay from Winery Sextant - Julien Altaber are 2018, 2017, 2015

Informations about the Winery Sextant - Julien Altaber

The winery offers 26 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Vin de France

The Winery Sextant - Julien Altaber is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Vin de France to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Vin de France
In the top 30000 of of France wines
In the top 7500 of of Vin de France wines
In the top 65000 of red wines
In the top 100000 wines of the world

The wine region of Vin de France

Vin de France is the most basic level of quality for wines from France. These are generally uncomplicated everyday drinks - most often blends, but perhaps also Varietal wines based on a well-known Grape variety such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc. Wines from France are those that do not meet the criteria stipulated by the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) or Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) laws (see information on French wine labels). This may be because the vineyards are outside the delimited production areas or because the grape varieties or winemaking techniques used do not conform to the rules of the local appellations.

News related to this wine

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Prissé

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-Prissé, 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/BourgogneWine ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vinzelles

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-Vinzelles, 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/BourgogneW ...

The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

The word of the wine: Musky

Characteristic of the musk smell.

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