Domaine des BéguineriesDélice d’Etincelles Touraine
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Domaine des Béguineries's Délice d’Etincelles Touraine.
Discover the grape variety: Grauburgunder
Structured, full-bodied dry whites with a slightly copper-tinged pale golden colour, ample palate and moderate acidity, showing signature aromas of yellow fruits (pear, peach, apricot), honey, smoke, almond and spiced notes. Also produced as off-dry and botrytised sweet wines. Makes great German-speaking whites in Germany (Baden, Palatinate), Austria, northern Italy (Südtirol) and Switzerland. German synonym for pinot gris, a French grey variety native to Burgundy.
Informations about the Domaine des Béguineries
The Domaine des Béguineries is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 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: Bitter (flavor)
A flavour generally provided in wines by polyphenols and accompanied by a sensation of pungency. In small quantities, bitterness makes you salivate, gives relief to the wine and reinforces its sapidity.
