Winery Alain ParisodCalamin Grand Cru
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Details and technical informations about Winery Alain Parisod's Calamin Grand Cru.
Discover the grape variety: Madeleine angevine
Resulting from a sowing carried out in 1857 in Angers (Maine and Loire Valley) by Jean-Pierre Vibert and from 1863 marketed by the Moreau-Robert company. According to genetic analyses, this variety is the result of a cross between the royal madeleine and the blanc d'ambre. It has been used very often by hybridizers, the Csaba pearl being a good example. This variety is found in the United States (Washington), Germany and England, where it is vinified and its wine appreciated. - Synonymy: Angevine (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).
Informations about the Winery Alain Parisod
The Winery Alain Parisod is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Calamin to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Calamin
The wine region of Calamin is located in the region of Lavaux of Vaud of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Louis Bovard or the Domaine Jean-Francois Chevalley produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calamin are Chasselas, Merlot and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calamin often reveals types of flavors of lemon, non oak or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or citrus fruit.
The wine region of Vaud
Vaud is Switzerland's second-largest wine region, located in the French-speaking southwest. The region - which is also one of 26 cantons in the country - is best known for its crisp, white Fendant wines (the national name for the Chasselas variety) and its stunning lakeside landscapes. Both of these reach their zenith in the grand crus of Lavaux/dezaley">Dezaley and Calamin. These famous Lavaux Vineyard terraces, which rise steeply up above Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), are considered of such importance that they are now enjoy protected status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The word of the wine: Vinification of sweet wines
Moelleux and liquoreux wines are characterized by the presence of residual sugars (natural sugar of the grape), not transformed into alcohol under the effect of yeasts. The fermentation is stopped by cold and by the addition of sulphur dioxide (sulphur).
