Winery Antoine de la FargeLes Pierreux Quincy
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Antoine de la Farge's Les Pierreux Quincy.
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 Antoine de la Farge
The Winery Antoine de la Farge is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Quincy to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Quincy
The wine region of Quincy is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Henri Bourgeois or the Les Domaines Tatin produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Quincy are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Quincy often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, kiwi or stone and sometimes also flavors of oak, grass or apricot.
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.
The word of the wine: Budding
Phase of the vegetative cycle of the vine corresponding to the bursting of the buds and the appearance of the first leaves.
