Winery Achille ThirionCuvée Spéciale Pinot Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale Pinot Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Spéciale Pinot Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale Pinot Blanc
The Cuvée Spéciale Pinot Blanc of Winery Achille Thirion matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of tuna gratin, shrimp and zucchini with curry and coconut milk or quick ham and cheese club sandwich.
Details and technical informations about Winery Achille Thirion's Cuvée Spéciale Pinot Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot blanc
Round, supple whites with a soft palate, showing discreet aromas of apple, pear, fresh almond, white flowers and brioche notes. Moderate acidity, light finish. Star of Crémant d'Alsace (fine, taut sparkling) and base of Edelzwicker. Grown in Germany (Weissburgunder, Baden-Württemberg), northern Italy (Pinot Bianco, Alto Adige), Austria and Luxembourg. A white mutation of Pinot Noir.
Informations about the Winery Achille Thirion
The Winery Achille Thirion is one of wineries to follow in Alsace.. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alsace
Capital of great French aromatic whites, most often dry and single-varietal. Straight, mineral Riesling (lemon, gunflint), opulent, exuberant Gewurztraminer (lychee, rose, spices), round, smoky Pinot Gris, floral, crisp Muscat, supple Pinot Blanc. Fine, fruity Crémants d'Alsace, exceptional sweet Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles. 15,500 ha at the foot of the Vosges on varied soils, 51 Grands Crus since 1975.
The word of the wine: Grand Cru
In Burgundy, the fourth and final level of classification (above the regional, communal and premier cru appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited plots of land (the climats) whose name alone constitutes the appellation. The climats classified as Grand Cru are 32 in the Côte d'Or plus one in Chablis which is divided into 7 distinct climats. Representing barely 1.5% of the production, the Grand Crus are the aristocracy of Burgundy wines.
