Wine Pierre Gaillard, Saint-Joseph Blanc AOC, 2017
Tasting Notes
The wine has an attractive straw-gold color.
The taste of wine is complex, fresh, clean, with notes of ripe peach and apricot, with refreshing acidity and a soft finish.
The enticing aroma of the wine reveals notes of peach, apricot, yellow plum and nuts.
First of all, it is recommended to drink wine as an aperitif. Also, the wine goes well with foie gras, langoustine, sole fillets with mushrooms and ginger, grilled mango.
Interesting Facts
Pierre Gaillard, Saint-Joseph blanc AOP - fresh, charming white wine created from grapes Russan. Grapes are grown on sandy soils of granite. Harvesting is carried out manually at the winery berries are carefully sorted. Alcoholic fermentation takes place in barriques at a strictly controlled temperature of 15-18 ° C. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barrels. Matured wine on the lees for 7-8 months in French oak barrels Allier and Nevers, of which 5% - with new ones. During the exposure is carried out weekly batonnazh.
Pierre Gaillard - one of the best winemakers Northern Rhone - began his career as a winemaker in the famous company "Vidal Fleury" and "Guigal". In 1985, he decided to establish his own winery, acquired great vineyards in Saint-Joseph, Côte Rôtie and Condrieu, and later - in Banyuls, Port-buckets and other areas. Today Gaillard - the owner of 77 hectares of vineyards, which are used only organic fertilizer and special soil treatment promotes deep rooting of vines, which allows the grapes to benefit from the natural wealth of the land. Gaillard grow red and white grapes. His style red wines - rich and deep, with pure fruit, great maturity and intensity, pleasant tannins, spicy undertones and fresh acidity. White - flower, beautiful and refined.
