Winery Alphonse MellotLes Pénitents Chardonnay
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Les Pénitents Chardonnay of Winery Alphonse Mellot in the region of Vin de Pays often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oil or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Les Pénitents Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Pénitents Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Les Pénitents Chardonnay
The Les Pénitents Chardonnay of Winery Alphonse Mellot matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of chicken drumstick with bacon, pan-fried potatoes with smoked salmon and rosemary or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alphonse Mellot's Les Pénitents Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Pénitents Chardonnay from Winery Alphonse Mellot are 2015, 2012, 2014, 2009 and 2010.
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 Côtes de la Charite to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de la Charite
The wine region of Côtes de la Charite is located in the region of Val de Loire of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Geantet-Pansiot or the Domaine Alphonse Mellot produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de la Charite are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de la Charite often reveals types of flavors of cherry, apples or honey and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, black fruit or tropical fruit.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
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The word of the wine: Clear
Said of a wine that is clear and brilliant in colour and contains no suspended matter.
