Villa Bys – Domaine Mont d'OraàsLes Galets d'Oraas Béarn
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Villa Bys – Domaine Mont d'Oraàs's Les Galets d'Oraas Béarn.
Discover the grape variety: Calitor
Calitor is a black grape variety of Provençal origin that is not widely grown in France. It is only cultivated on a little more than a hundred hectares in total. The main characteristic of this variety is its bent stalk. Its adult leaves have 5 lobes and angular teeth. The leaf blade is both pubescent and downy. The young leaves have a pinkish tinge, especially in autumn. They are also downy. The tip of the calitor branch is cottony. Calitor is a recommended grape variety in the departments of Vaucluse and Var and is authorized in others such as Gard, Drôme and Ardèche. It has two variants, namely the grey calitor and the white calitor. The calitor is matured only 35 days after the chasselas but it is very productive. It appreciates hot and dry soils. This variety is resistant to oidium, but it remains sensitive to grey rot and mildew. Calitor produces a light, low-alcohol wine with little colour.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Galets d'Oraas Béarn from Villa Bys – Domaine Mont d'Oraàs are 2013, 2009, 2015, 2011 and 2012.
Informations about the Villa Bys – Domaine Mont d'Oraàs
The Villa Bys – Domaine Mont d'Oraàs is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Béarn to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Béarn
The wine region of Béarn is located in the region of Pyrenées of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lapeyre or the Domaine Guilhemas produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Béarn are Tannat, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Béarn often reveals types of flavors of oak.
The wine region of South West
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 word of the wine: Destemming
Operation consisting in eliminating the vegetal part of the bunch supporting the berries, its maceration with the must giving a herbaceous taste to the wine.
