Winery Alain GrignonMission Sud Côtes de Gascogne Sauvignon Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Mission Sud Côtes de Gascogne Sauvignon Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Mission Sud Côtes de Gascogne Sauvignon Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Mission Sud Côtes de Gascogne Sauvignon Blanc
The Mission Sud Côtes de Gascogne Sauvignon Blanc of Winery Alain Grignon matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of zucchini gratin with tuna and tomato, sublime fish and shrimp colombo or zucchini quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alain Grignon's Mission Sud Côtes de Gascogne Sauvignon Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Loin de l'oeil
This variety is most certainly from the Tarn region, more precisely from Gaillac, and is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1. It is not found in any other French wine-growing region and is virtually unknown abroad.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Mission Sud Côtes de Gascogne Sauvignon Blanc from Winery Alain Grignon are 2016, 2018, 2017
Informations about the Winery Alain Grignon
The Winery Alain Grignon is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Gascogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Gascogne
The wine region of Côtes de Gascogne is located in the region of Comté Tolosan of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sichel or the Domaine Haut-Marin produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Gascogne are Colombard, Gros Manseng and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Gascogne often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tangerine or jam and sometimes also flavors of watermelon, pomegranate or lemon grass.
The wine region of Comté Tolosan
Comte Tolosan is a PGI title that covers wines produced in a large area of Southwestern France. The PGI basin encompasses 12 administrative dePartments and is home to a wide range of appellations d'origine contrôlée (AOC) such as Jurançon, Cahors and Armagnac. The IGP label provides a geographical classification for wines that are not classified for AOC level appellations due to Grape variety or winemaking style. The region is part of the Aquitaine basin - the plains that lie between the Pyrenees, the Massif Central and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
The word of the wine: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
