Winery Alphonse MellotEn Grands Champs Cuvée V Sancerre
White wine
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 En Grands Champs Cuvée V Sancerre from the Winery Alphonse Mellot
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the En Grands Champs Cuvée V Sancerre of Winery Alphonse Mellot in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with En Grands Champs Cuvée V Sancerre
Pairings that work perfectly with En Grands Champs Cuvée V Sancerre
Original food and wine pairings with En Grands Champs Cuvée V Sancerre
The En Grands Champs Cuvée V Sancerre of Winery Alphonse Mellot matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of salted lentils, curried mouclade à la charentaise or loubia.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alphonse Mellot's En Grands Champs Cuvée V Sancerre.
Discover the grape variety: Carcajolo noir
It was most certainly introduced by the south of Corsica from Sardinia. It is not the black form of the white carcajolo, the latter would be the biancu gentile. The black Carcajolo is said to be related to the morrastel or muristellu and is found almost exclusively in the southern Mediterranean and in Portugal. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of En Grands Champs Cuvée V Sancerre from Winery Alphonse Mellot are 2013
Informations about the Winery Alphonse Mellot
The Winery Alphonse Mellot is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sancerre
The wine region of Sancerre is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Edmond Vatan or the Domaine Jean-Paul Balland produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sancerre are Pinot noir, Chenin blanc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sancerre often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, wood smoke or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of fennel, pink grapefruit or green bell pepper.
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: Removal of shoes
In the spring, this operation consists of removing the mound of earth formed at the foot of the vines by ploughing between the rows in the autumn.
