Vigné-Lourac Gaillac Les Perlés 2022
Classic Movie Pairing
The Love Parade (1929)This risqué musical was a sensation upon release. Effervescent French icon Maurice Chevalier is Count Alfred, who is wrapped up in a light-hearted but challenging love affair with Queen Louise (Jeanette MacDonald). Ernst Lubitsch's first Hollywood film, it set a box office record for Paramount, earned six Academy Award nominations and made Chevalier and MacDonald international stars. The light and spicy comedy pairs nobly with the exquisite spritz of this luxury French white blend.
About This Wine
Wine Food Pairings
Cheese, vegetarian, pork, chicken, shellfish, herb sauces.
Wine Flavor Profile
Vigné-Lourac Les Perles is a crisp dry white wine with expressive floral and citrus fruit aromas. On the palate, a lovely, gentle spritz introduces more ripe citrus flavors. Fresh and elegant, with a long, zippy finish.
Decanter’s Andrew Jefford calls the whites of Gaillac “France’s forgotten luxury wine.” You’ll taste exactly why that is with this classic Perlé release, so named for the exquisite bubbles (or ‘pearls’) that give the wine its trademark, light spritz.
Les Perles hails from Château Vigné-Lourac, where the Gayrel family has been perfecting the art of Perlé wines for over 300 years. A classic blend of local star grapes Mauzac and Loin de l’Oeil, this fresh release has expressive floral aromas, crisp citrus flavors, and that lovely gentle spritz.
It’s exactly the kind of white you’d sip on a sunny café terrace in this beautiful southern region. In fact, it’s such a local hit, it almost never leaves France…until now. Pair yours up with a plate of soft cheeses and crackers, or serve at dinner with grilled swordfish kebabs or baked haddock.
Uniquely refreshing and great value, too. Order now.
“France’s forgotten luxury wine.”
Critic Andrew Jefford
on Gaillac whites