Château de MontifaudPineau des Charentes
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Pineau des Charentes of the Château de Montifaud is in the top 70 of wines of Pineau des Charentes.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Details and technical informations about Château de Montifaud's Pineau des Charentes.
Discover the grape variety: Dattier de Beyrouth
Of natural origin, it was initially multiplied in the region of Cavaillon in Vaucluse. It is also present in many countries where the climate allows the grapes to ripen well. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties, list A1. Finally, the Beirut Date Tree has long been used as a progenitor for new varieties of table grapes, with Danuta being a good example.
Informations about the Château de Montifaud
The Château de Montifaud is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Pineau des Charentes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pineau des Charentes
Pineau des Charentes is a Sweet and reasonably strong "Vin de Liqueur" from the Charente (Cognac) region of western France. It is made by adding Cognac brandy from the previous year's distillation (or earlier) to fresh Grape must from the current Vintage. By law, the must must be freshly harvested and, although it may have undergone partial Fermentation, its sugar content at the time of "Mutage" (when the brandy is added) must be greater than 170 g per litre. The Cognac itself must have an Alcohol content of at least 60 % and must have been kept in casks before being used.
The wine region of Cognac
Cognac is the most famous brandy in the world, more famous even than its OldGascon cousin, Armagnac. It comes from the Charentais, a vast region of western France immediately North of Bordeaux, and takes its name from the historic town of Cognac - the long-standing epicentre of local brandy production. In French, cognac is technically classified as an eau-de-vie de vin - a category that covers all spirits distilled from wine. The Full and official name of the brandy is actually "Eau-de-Vie de Cognac" or "Eau-de-Vie des Charentes", but the Short version has become so common that these longer versions almost never appear on labels.
The word of the wine: Second wine
In the Bordeaux vineyard, the second wine is a lesser-aged wine made from the youngest vines, while the main wine of the château is called the "grand vin".
