Gaillac, the Wine Route

Gaillac, the Wine Route

The Left Bank Terraces

The first stop on this Gaillac Wine Route leads us to the left bank terraces. Formed through the ages with the Tarn as main actor, this terroir spreads over 30 km between Florentin and Couffouleux, going through Tecou, Montans (an archeological site) or Peyrole.

Quite low in altitude, it enables the vine to express all its potential through soils of pebbles, gravels, sands or "boulbenes"(soils of alluvial, sandy and clayey composition). This is how some winegrowers will tell you about the left bank "Graves".

It is a exceptional terroir for the red varieties.
Red Gaillac wines are generous, with a beautiful, deep colour, complex aromas where candied fruit, blackcurrant and spices are softly blended. In the mouth, these wines are powerful with a dense body, well structured and with round tannins. Rich, high in character, they can easily be kept 4 to 5 years (or even longer for some vintages).

White Gaillac, less lively than on the right bank, play with subtlety and finesse. The Len de l'El expresses its white flower and peach aromas, and Sauvignon fragrances of grapefruit. In the past few years, winemakers have been growing very complex sweet white wines of very high standard, particularly when produced from Len de l'El.