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Gamaret - Garanoir

Gamaret - Garanoir wine guide: what this red grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
Red
Body
Medium-full
Origin
Switzerland
Top region
Geneva
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Key regions
3
Pairings

Gamaret - Garanoir is a red blend rather than a single variety, with its roots in Geneva, Vaud, Valais, Switzerland.

The wines show medium-full body, medium-high tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to red fruits, black pepper, fruit-driven and spicy.

It is planted most seriously in Geneva, Vaud and Valais.

In the vineyard it is marked by mid ripening.

It blends readily with Pinot Noir.

At the table it suits milanese-style risotto, tea-smoked duck and barbecue pork ramen.

The structure.

Body
Medium-full
Tannin
Medium-high
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
red fruitsblack pepper
Aromas
fruit-drivenspicy

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 Milanese-style risotto
02 tea-smoked duck
03 barbecue pork ramen

Bottles to look for.

  • Bolle Les Dioscures Gamaret - Garanoir, Vaud, Switzerland
  • Cave de La Cote 'Expression' Gamaret - Garanoir, La Cote, Switzerland
  • Cave des Viticulteurs de Bonvillars Gamaret Garanoir, Vaud, Switzerland
  • Cave du Bon Gamaret - Garanoir, Echichens, Switzerland
  • Cave du Chateau de Valeyres 'De Gallera', Vaud, Switzerland
  • Cave du Chateau de Valeyres Le Courson Gamaret - Garanoir, Cotes de L'Orbe, Switzerland
  • Caves de Chambleau Metissage Cuvee Penelope, Neuchatel, Switzerland
  • Chateau Bon Baron 'La Grande', Cote de Sambre et Meuse, Belgium

Gamaret - Garanoir: common questions

01.
What does Gamaret - Garanoir taste like?
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Gamaret - Garanoir tastes of red fruits, black pepper, fruit-driven and spicy. The wines show medium-full body, medium-high tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Gamaret - Garanoir from?
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Gamaret - Garanoir originates in Geneva, Vaud, Valais, Switzerland.
03.
Where is Gamaret - Garanoir grown?
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The key regions for Gamaret - Garanoir are Geneva, Vaud and Valais.
04.
What food pairs with Gamaret - Garanoir?
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Pour it with milanese-style risotto, tea-smoked duck and barbecue pork ramen.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Switzerland.

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