Winery Alain PouletChatillon en Diois Aligoté
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Alain Poulet's Chatillon en Diois Aligoté.
Discover the grape variety: Aligoté
Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.
Informations about the Winery Alain Poulet
The Winery Alain Poulet is one of wineries to follow in Châtillon-en-Diois.. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Châtillon-en-Diois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Châtillon-en-Diois
The wine region of Châtillon-en-Diois is located in the region of Clairette de Die of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Raymond Fabre - Didier Cornillon or the Domaine Côté Cairn produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Châtillon-en-Diois are Gamay noir, Aligoté and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. In the mouth of Châtillon-en-Diois is a .
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
The word of the wine: Wiring
Action of periodically filling barrels containing wine, in order to offset evaporation and maintain a maximum level. The topping up allows to avoid the phenomenon of oxidation.
