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000 to 4 500 grapevines are planted per hectare. Up to 10 A.O.C
varieties may be found in all zones: reds on the left bank and
in the Cunac, whites on the right bank and in the Cordais.
The vines are generally between 15 and 25 years old, but certain
older vine produce excellent sweet wines.
Old vines are kept short, with 4-5 branches, their tendrils
pruned down to 2 eyes and the grapes harvested by hand. 60%
of the other vines are kept long or short, supported by 3 or
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Two typical
grape varieties give the Gaillac Rouge A.O.C: Duras and Braucol
( Fer Servadou); to these can be added Syrah,Gamay, Merlot and Cabernet
Sauvignon.
- Duras:
a Gaillac variety, it gives ruby-coloured wines that improve with
age.
- Braucol:
a traditional variety, it gives delicate,coloured wines to be
drunk young or aged.
- Syrah:
gives very characteristic and structured,slightly astringent wines.
- Gamay:
a precocious variety ideal for early wines since it gives light,
moderately coloured,fruity wines vinified through carbonic maceration.
- Merlot
and Cabernet Sauvignon: not very common in the region, these
two varieties yield supple and refined wines that age well.
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All of our
white varieties come from " Blancs de Blancs " grapes.
- Mauzac:
the oldest variety, it gives primarily floral (jasmine) and occasionally
citrus (grapefruit) aromas. It adapts well to sparkling wines
and Perlé.
- The Loin
de l'Oeil ( Len de L'El): very old, typically Gaillacois,
it yields a fruity wine. Refined and elegant, it befits dry whites
made using the Gaillac method.
- Muscadelle
: a precocious and noble variety, powerfully aromatic, it is used
in our sweet Gaillac.
- Sauvignon:
very fashionable, it gives wines with a good balance between acidity
and alcohol and suggests floral aromas (acacia, iris) or exotic
fruits
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Did
you know?
Loin de l'Oeil is the name given to a variety whose tendrils grow
out from the sixth or seventh knot on the main branch.
This
very ancient variety still gives the best of itself today.
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