The Hedonistic Taster
Gérard Bertrand Wines: 2018 Cigalus Blanc
by L.M. Archer, FWS | Bourgogne + Champagne Master Level
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TASTING NOTES:
Wine: Gérard Betrand Wines Cigalus Blanc – IGP Aude Hauterive
Vintage: 2018
Alcohol: 14%
Suggested Retail: $ 49.99
Robe: Pristine golden hue.
Nose: Notes of acacia, honeysuckle, lemon curd, stone fruit, toast on the nose.
Bouche: Medium bodied, well-structured, balanced acids. A mélange of Meyer lemon, tropical fruit, fleshy golden apple carry through on the palate from start to supple finish.
More about Gérard Bertrand Wines here.
Participating French #Winophiles here:
Wendy Klik- A Day in the Life on a Farm : ” New Wine Paired with an Old Favorite.”
Linda Whipple, My Full Wine Glass : “Languedoc Wine Meets Middle Eastern Lunch (#Winophiles)”
David Crowley – Cooking Chat: “Savoring a Special White Wine from Southern France”
Pinny Tam – Chinese Food and Wine Pairings: “Exploring Languedoc-Roussillon with Chateau Millegrand Minervois Mourral Grand Reserve Minervois + Chinese Charcuterie Board #Winophiles”
Jeff Burrows – Food, Wine, Click: “Butter Roasted Fish with Gérard Bertrand’s Cigalus Blanc”
Jane Niemeyer – Always Ravenous: Chicken Korma with Gérard Bertrand Cigalus Blanc”
Susannah Gold – Avvinare: “A Wine from Gerard Bertrand: A Larger than Life Figure”
Deanna Kang – Asian Test Kitchen: “Gerard Bertrand Rose Paired with Subtly Spiced Shrimp”
Jill Barth – L’Occasion: “A Name To Know: Gérard Bertrand”
Gwendolyn Lawrence Alley – Wine Predator:”Bertrand’s Biodynamic Cigalus Paired with French Sausage”
Payal Vora, Keep the Peas: “Aude: Alive in More Ways Than Wine”
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Thank you so much for setting up such a wonderful #Winophiles event. While I didn’t get to taste the Cigalus Blanc, it is now on my list. I so appreciate the path to discovering some great wines from Languedoc.
My pleasure, Robin – glad you could join us!🍷
Thanks for hosting, great event!
Thanks, David!
Thanks so much for hosting and for giving us the opportunity to learn more about George Bertrand and his wines.
Thanks for making time during a very difficult period in your life to attend. Take care.
Thanks for hosting, Lyn. Fun to see all the different takes on Cigalus with a few others tossed in for good measure!
TY, Jeff! 🙂
Thank you for hosting and featuring Gérard Bertrand Cigalus Blanc. Love the photo of you and him together. Was that at Château L’Hospitalet during the Jazz Festival? I dream of going for a visit during that festival.
No – it was as the post-vendage dinner last September. I have heard only amazing things from other writers lucky enough to attend the Jazz Festival…keep on dreaming, because it is worth the wait. 🙂
Thanks for hosting. Have long been a fan of these wines.
Thanks, Nicole. So great so many French #Winophiles joined in the Gérard Bertrand fun! Cheers~:-)