Winery Antoine SimoneauPrestige de Touraine
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Details and technical informations about Winery Antoine Simoneau's Prestige de Touraine.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot Auxerrois
Rich and aromatic whites with a pale golden robe, round palate with moderate acidity, signature aromas of exotic fruits (pineapple), yellow fruits (peach, apricot), white flowers (acacia) and honeyed notes. Also a base for Crémant d'Alsace AOC. Component of Alsace AOC whites (sometimes labelled Pinot Blanc or Edelzwicker), Côtes-de-Toul AOC and Moselle whites. Alsatian and Lorraine synonym for Auxerrois, descended from Pinot Noir x Gouais Blanc.
Informations about the Winery Antoine Simoneau
The Winery Antoine Simoneau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Touraine
Signature Sauvignon as king of Touraine whites (~80% of plantings): dry, expressive with notes of citrus, green apple, gooseberry, white flowers, exotic fruit and a touch of boxwood, lively acidity — ideal aperitif. Gamay as a juicy, crunchy red (cherry, raspberry, discreet tannins), more structured Cabernet Franc (bell pepper, raspberry) and dense Côt to complete it. Chenin and Chardonnay among whites. Vast Loire AOC between Blois and Tours, tuffeau and flint.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Monopoly (raw)
Cru exploited exclusively by a domain. The famous Romanée Conti is a monopoly cru.
