The Vignoble de Gascogne is one of the best wineries to follow in Sud-Ouest.. It offers 100 wines for sale in of South West to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Vignoble de Gascogne wines in South West among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Vignoble de Gascogne 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 Vignoble de Gascogne wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Vignoble de Gascogne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of kafta bil saniyeh (lebanese dish), lamb breast with onions and tomato sauce or chicken sautéed with cashew nuts (chinese).
On the nose the red wine of Vignoble de Gascogne. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, leather or black currant and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, stone or toasty.
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The last Trading post before the wines left for the lucrative markets of Britain was the wine town and port of Bordeaux. Britain has been a historic trading partner for the region, which was nominally British for a period following the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry II of Britain. However, Bordeaux businessmen saw the wines in transit as competition for their own local products and took strong measures to ensure their financial security. The result is the French wine map we know today, with Bordeaux being promoted and the other wine regions of the South West struggling to gain recognition for the diversity and Character of their wines.
This history also explains why the Bordeaux Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc are now three of the best-known grape varieties in the world, while traditional South West grapes such as Fer Servadou, Len de l'El and Tannat are relatively unknown.
How Vignoble de Gascogne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of zucchini gratin with tuna and tomato, real swiss fondue or the coughing cat's apple crumble.
On the nose the white wine of Vignoble de Gascogne. often reveals types of flavors of green apple, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of peach, honey or earth.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
How Vignoble de Gascogne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pork roll with tomato sauce, vegan leek and tofu quiche or chicken chop suey.
On the nose the sweet wine of Vignoble de Gascogne. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of Vignoble de Gascogne. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Term that characterizes a hard and tannic wine.
How Vignoble de Gascogne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of three ways to prepare chinese noodles, tuna and tomato mini quiches without batter or salmon, shrimp and white fish puff pastry.
On the nose the pink wine of Vignoble de Gascogne. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
Gros Manseng blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Netherlands). 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 medium-sized bunches and small grapes. Gros Manseng blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
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