Top 100 wines of Savoie - Page 5
Discover the top 100 best wines of Savoie as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Savoie and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Savoie
Savoie is a wine region in eastern France, in the mountainous areas just South of Lake Geneva and on the border with Switzerland. The location and geography of the region has very much defined its Character, which is fragmented, hilly and slightly Swiss. This is evident in the fresh, crisp white wines produced here, as well as in the labels of the region's wines. Many bear a white cross on a red background - the flag of Switzerland and Savoy.
About three quarters of the region's wines are white. This is mainly because most of the red Grapes would have difficulty maturing properly in the cooler Climate of Savoy. Jacquère is the most widely planted white grape, due to its high yield. Altesse, traditionally known here as Roussette, is used to produce some of the finest wines in Savoie, including its own appellations of Roussette de Savoie and Roussette de Bugey.
Discover the grape variety: Xinomavro
A very old grape variety grown in Greece and very well known in Central Macedonia. It is most certainly a descendant of white gouais and should not be confused with mavrud or mavroudi. It should be noted that many grape varieties have the synonym mavro. Xinomavro is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Savoie
wines from the region of Savoie go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of tibs (ethiopia), rabbit in sauce or baked sea bream.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Savoie
On the nose in the region of Savoie often reveals types of flavors of citrus, minerality or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or microbio. In the mouth in the region of Savoie is a with a nice freshness.
