Château Gilbert & Gaillard Rouge
AOP Saint-Chinian · Vintage 2019
Deep colour with purple highlights. A fine, expressive nose revealing notes of ripe red and black fruit, spice, garrigue and liquorice. The palate combines breadth, mellow tannins, freshness and length.
€16.00
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Grape varieties
Syrah, Grenache
Average vine age: 30 years
Terroir
A plateau of clay-limestone gravel from the Cretaceous and Eocene, at an altitude of 180 metres.
Winemaking
The grapes are destemmed and hand-sorted on a sorting table, then put into vats. Maceration lasts about 3 weeks, with gentle extraction that develops aromatic complexity.
Ageing: 40% of the juice is aged in barrels for 12 to 18 months.
Food pairing
Slow-cooked shoulder of lamb, boeuf bourguignon
Food and wine pairing
Slow-cooked Causses lamb shoulder and Château Gilbert & Gaillard Rouge
See the recipeAt the estate
Taste it at the cellar
Château Gilbert & Gaillard welcomes you in Puisserguier, in the heart of Saint-Chinian, less than 30 minutes from Béziers, to taste this wine and the whole range.
Plan my visitFrequently asked questions
- What should I serve with Château Gilbert & Gaillard Rouge?
- Slow-cooked shoulder of lamb, boeuf bourguignon.
- Which grape varieties make up Château Gilbert & Gaillard Rouge?
- Syrah, Grenache.
- Where does Château Gilbert & Gaillard Rouge come from?
- AOP Saint-Chinian, Château Gilbert & Gaillard.
