Caves de GrenelleLouis de Grenelle Rouge Mousseux
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Caves de Grenelle's Louis de Grenelle Rouge Mousseux.
Discover the grape variety: Albalonga
Full-bodied aromatic whites with a pale to amber golden robe and an ample palate, with signature muscat aromas, white flowers, apricot and honeyed notes in sweet styles. Mainly sweet and botrytised wines (BA, TBA). Grown on small surfaces in Franconia and the German Palatinate. German white variety obtained in 1951 by Heinrich Birk at Geisenheim (Rieslaner × Sylvaner), early-ripening and productive.
Informations about the Caves de Grenelle
The Caves de Grenelle is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Saumur Mousseux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saumur Mousseux
Sparkling AOC of the Saumurois (1,600 ha) by strict traditional method (130 kg per 100 L, minimum 9 months on lees): dominant Chenin accompanied by Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Gamay, Grolleau, Pineau d'Aunis and Pinot Noir — 10 authorised varieties. Fine and persistent bubbles, nose of white flowers, white-fleshed fruit and brioche notes. Troglodyte caves carved in the tufa subsoil, ideal for ageing.
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: Olfaction
Perception of odours and aromas by the olfactory bulb. Retroolfaction is the same phenomenon inside the mouth via the retronasal route.
