Winery Alphonse Dolly - Cuvée Silex Pouilly-Fumé

Winery Alphonse DollyCuvée Silex Pouilly-Fumé

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Cuvée Silex Pouilly-Fumé of Winery Alphonse Dolly is a white wine from the region of Pouilly-Fumé of Loire Valley.
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.

Taste structure of the Cuvée Silex Pouilly-Fumé from the Winery Alphonse Dolly

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cuvée Silex Pouilly-Fumé of Winery Alphonse Dolly in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.

Details and technical informations about Winery Alphonse Dolly's Cuvée Silex Pouilly-Fumé.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pinotin

Swiss interspecific cross obtained in 1991 by Valentin Blattner. The parents would be pinot noir and an interspecific variety resistant to diseases and, for others, it would be a cross between cabernet-sauvignon and ((sylvaner x riesling) x (12 417 Seyve-Villard x 7053 Seibel)) see graph www.winogrona.org. No resistance gene could be identified for either mildew or powdery mildew. It can be found in Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Germany, ... still little known in France.

Informations about the Winery Alphonse Dolly

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Pouilly-Fumé in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Alphonse Dolly is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Pouilly-Fumé to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 150000 of of France wines
In the top 9500 of of Pouilly-Fumé wines
In the top 150000 of white wines
In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Pouilly-Fumé

The wine region of Pouilly-Fumé is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Didier Dagueneau (Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau) or the Domaine de Ladoucette produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pouilly-Fumé are Chenin blanc, Chardonnay and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pouilly-Fumé often reveals types of flavors of earth, black currant or fennel and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, banana or fresh cut grass.


The wine region of Loire Valley

The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.

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The word of the wine: Evolved

Said of a wine showing by its colour (tuilé in the case of reds, amber in the case of whites), its aromas or its structure that it is nearing the end of its peak and needs to be drunk quickly.

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