Château de GorrichonCôtes de Duras Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Côtes de Duras Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Côtes de Duras Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Côtes de Duras Blanc
The Côtes de Duras Blanc of Château de Gorrichon matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of rice croquettes with salmon, scallops with cream or real chocolate cake.
Details and technical informations about Château de Gorrichon's Côtes de Duras Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Calabre blanc
This is a very old grape variety, most certainly of Italian origin, not to be confused with other grape varieties with the name or synonym Calabria. Writings sometimes mention a white calabre resulting from an intraspecific crossing between bicane and muscat à petits grains blancs, although we are not sure that it is the same variety described here. You will note below that the leaf is very similar to that of the muscat à petits grains, to be continued. It can still be found in Italy, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Germany, Ukraine, ... in France it is almost unknown.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Côtes de Duras Blanc from Château de Gorrichon are 2013, 2015, 2017, 2016 and 2014.
Informations about the Château de Gorrichon
The Château de Gorrichon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Duras to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Duras
The wine region of Côtes de Duras is located in the region of Guyenne of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Mouthes le Bihan or the Domaine Mouthes le Bihan produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Duras are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Duras often reveals types of flavors of minerality, tropical or grass and sometimes also flavors of leather, tobacco or chocolate.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: Thinning
Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.
