This estate of 63 hectares is located in Castanet, in the region of Gaillac
on the hillsides on the right bank of the Tarn River. It lies 10 km from the
medieval town of Cordes (XIIIth century) and 15 km from Albi, the region of
Toulouse-Lautrec. Jean Albert and his son Jean-Paul are the owners. Their
research into their family tree has shown that the estate already belonged
to the Albert family at the beginning of the XVIth century. Around the
buildings of the estate, the vines spread out over south-facing hillsides
with very pebbly soils. Their produce is presented in the traditional
Gaillac bottle. They produce an exemplary range: a remarkable Gaillac Red
Cuvée Guillaume with fine spicy notes and a blend of suppleness and
structure, as well as firm, flavoursome tannins which provide an excellent
basis for ageing; the Gaillac Red de Garde, with a deep, intense colour,
full body and a characteristic nose of over-ripe fruit, spice and humus,
is very distinctive complex and fleshy with good development. The excellent
Gaillac Sweet White, with a refined, powerful nose and aromas of fresh
flowers, is unctuous and distinctive with good length, and can be laid down
for a long time. It should be drunk with foie gras or desserts.
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