The Winery Tessonnieres of Gigondas of Rhone Valley

Winery Tessonnieres - Chardonnay Les Thomettes
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 202 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Gigondas in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Tessonnieres is one of the best wineries to follow in Gigondas.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Gigondas to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Tessonnieres wines

Looking for the best Winery Tessonnieres wines in Gigondas among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Tessonnieres 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 Tessonnieres wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Tessonnieres

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Tessonnieres

How Winery Tessonnieres wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of beef stew, salmon blanquette or cream and tuna quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Tessonnieres.

  • Chardonnay

Discovering 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.

In the mouth of Gigondas is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 315 estates and châteaux in the of Gigondas, producing 568 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Gigondas go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Tessonnieres

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Tessonnieres

How Winery Tessonnieres wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of quick meatloaf.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Tessonnieres.

  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Knipperlé

Knipperlé blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). 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 to medium sized bunches and small to medium sized grapes. Knipperlé blanc can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Tessonnieres

Planning a wine route in the of Gigondas? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Tessonnieres.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

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.

News about Winery Tessonnieres and wines from the region

Gigondas, Vacqueyras & Beaumes de Venise 2020: report and top-scoring wines

‘All good quality years have hydric stress,’ says Jacky Bernard, President of AOC Vacqueyras, ‘otherwise you don’t get the necessary concentration… But extreme stress is counterproductive.’ Scroll down for tasting notes and scores for the top-scoring Gigondas, Vacqueyras & Beaumes de Venise 2020 wines {"content":"PHA+VmFjcXVleXJhcywgcGVyaGFwcyB0aGFua3MgdG8gaXRzIHByb3BvcnRpb24gb2Ygb2xkIHZpbmVzICg0MiUgYXJlIG92ZXIgNDAgeWVhcnMgb2xkKSByb2RlIG91dCB0aGUgZHJvdW ...

Walls’ hidden gems: Clos de la Bonnette, Condrieu

How do we define a great winemaking estate? Extraordinary terroir, winemaking excellence and a long track record for quality are three criteria that spring to mind. Clos de la Bonnette can only claim the first two, as Isabelle Guiller-Montabonnet has only been making wine since 2009. Scroll down to see Matt Walls’ tasting notes and scores for eight Clos de la Bonnette wines As for the third element, however, I suspect it’s only a matter of time. {"content":"PC9wPgo8cD48ZGl2I ...

Walls: My top 10 Rhône wines of the year 2021

Of all the columns I’ve written this year, this one should have been the easiest to write: open my tasting notes file, sort by year 2021, sort by score, select the top ten highest scoring wines, copy and paste. Go to the pub. But it’s not that simple. Some wines are technically perfect and undeniably excellent, wines I respect greatly that deserve their high scores – but on a personal level, they leave me a little cold. Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for Matt Walls’ top ...

The word of the wine: Floral

Said of a wine whose aromas are reminiscent of flowers.