Full Review

Chateau De Gayon

Chateau De Gayon
2014 Dou Barrinquet, Madiran

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Southwestern French Red

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 14%
91 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$29

Chateau De Gayon
2014 Dou Barrinquet, Madiran

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Southwestern French Red

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 14%
Dark garnet color. Aromas of dark chocolate covered dried cherries, baked red fruit cake, leather, and mirin glazed shitake mushroom with a full body and a long baked black cherry, chocolate, sauteed herbs, and plum sauce finish. The tannins resolve to a savory food friendly wine that is in a great window for drinking now.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Juicy & Smooth
Aroma Aroma: dark chocolate covered dried cherries, baked red fruit cake, leather, and mirin glazed shitake mushroom
Taste Flavor: baked black cherry, chocolate, sauteed herbs, and plum sauce
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: The tannins resolve to a savory food friendly wine that is in a great window for drinking now.

The Importer

Chateau de Gayon

The Importer
1733 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
USA
1 773-772-5759

Southwestern French Red

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
High-quality wines, without the Bordeaux price tag, can be found throughout the southwestern (or, in French, "Sud-Ouest") part of France. At 120,000 acres, the South West of France is the country's 5th largest wine region, being divided into four subregions of its own (Bergerac & Dordogne River, Garonne & Tarn, Lot River, and Pyrénées); each possessing distinctive climates, character, and grapes.