Winery Castel Marcel SautejeauLe Silex Sancerre
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Le Silex Sancerre
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Silex Sancerre
Original food and wine pairings with Le Silex Sancerre
The Le Silex Sancerre of Winery Castel Marcel Sautejeau matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of rabbit with hunter's sauce, phad thai (thai style fried noodles) or fish and shrimp curry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Castel Marcel Sautejeau's Le Silex Sancerre.
Discover the grape variety: Blanc Auba
This variety was once found in the Gironde and Lot et Garonne. Its similarity to Ugni Blanc caused its disappearance, the latter being more productive. In the Entre deux Mers vineyards, it was common to find Ugni Blanc under the name Blanc Auba.
Informations about the Winery Castel Marcel Sautejeau
The Winery Castel Marcel Sautejeau is one of wineries to follow in Sancerre.. It offers 7 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: Demi-sec
Champagne with between 33 and 50 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).
