Sunday, December 15, 2013

Lys de Cournillot Gaillac 2012

Variety: not stated

Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Gaillac
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 12.0%
Color: medium purplish red
Bouquet: not very expressive, fruity, sour cherries, hint of black currant
Taste: medium body, fresh sour cherries, blackcurrant, fruity, basic style, higher acidity, young unsettled tannins, medium finish
Recommended food pairing: pate
Overall score: 3+7+9+5+5+50=79
Price: CZK 79 on special
Stopper: plastic cork
It is very young and fruity, which would be good candidate for mulled wine:-)

2 comments:

  1. 13,5 % of alcohol? There is 12 % written on my bottle. But the wine is good for the price of 69,90 CZK (today in Lidl) ;-)

    83/100 points from Gilbert & Gaillard :-)

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  2. And the vintage information from you is wrong too ;-)

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