Caveau BugisteRoussette de Virieu
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Roussette de Virieu of the Caveau Bugiste is in the top 10 of wines of Roussette du Bugey.
Details and technical informations about Caveau Bugiste's Roussette de Virieu.
Discover the grape variety: Altesse
The Altesse white grape variety is French in origin, but its ancestors were brought from Cyprus. It then developed in the vineyards of the southeast of the country. The Montagnieu fusette or arbane, as it is also called, buds early in the year. A cottony veil covers the first buds. The involuted blade and the U-shaped petiolar sinus distinguish the adult, three-lobed leaves. During, sometimes for late vengeance, the clusters of medium or small size are winged, compact and cylindrical.the fruits reveal a melting pulp under a film of variable color. The pink-tan colour replaces the early reddish yellow when the berries ripen. If they persist, the berries take on a lilac hue. The vinification promises sparkling, aromatic and elegant sweet whites, or dry whites. Altesse is a grape variety to be carefully maintained against acariosis and erinosis.
Informations about the Caveau Bugiste
The Caveau Bugiste is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Roussette du Bugey to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Roussette du Bugey
The wine region of Roussette du Bugey is located in the region of Bugey of Savoie of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Famille Peillot or the Domaine Patrick Charlin produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Roussette du Bugey are Altesse, Roussette d'Ayze and Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Roussette du Bugey often reveals types of flavors of minerality, peach or oak and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, microbio or non oak.
The wine region of Savoie
Savoie is a wine region in eastern France, in the mountainous areas just South of Lake Geneva and on the border with Switzerland. The location and geography of the region has very much defined its Character, which is fragmented, hilly and slightly Swiss. This is evident in the fresh, crisp white wines produced here, as well as in the labels of the region's wines. Many bear a white cross on a red background - the flag of Switzerland and Savoy.
The word of the wine: Black Grenache
Grenache is a black grape variety that originated in Spain and is one of the great quality varieties of southern France. Sometimes vinified on its own, it is most often blended with one or more other Rhone or southern grape varieties with complementary qualities such as Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan or Cinsault. Its wines are warm, with aromas of red fruits (cherry) and spices; they oxidize with time. Vinified alone or in very large proportions, Grenache Noir also makes great natural sweet wines in Roussillon (Rivesaltes, Banyuls, Maury) and in the Rhône Valley (Rasteau).
