Château des IllaretsSélection des Illarets Blanc
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Château des Illarets's Sélection des Illarets Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Ortega
Aromatic, muscat-scented whites with a golden robe, full palate and moderate acidity. Intense aromas of muscat, yellow peach, apricot, white flowers, honey, candied citrus and soft spices. Produced as dry, sweet and Beerenauslese/Trockenbeerenauslese styles by noble rot. Early ripening; it signs the aromatic whites of Germany (Franconia, Rheinhessen), the UK and Canada. German variety created in 1948 in Würzburg.
Informations about the Château des Illarets
The Château des Illarets is one of wineries to follow in Bergerac.. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Bergerac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bergerac
Affordable cousin of Bordeaux on the Dordogne: signature Merlot-based reds (~65%) — round and fruity with notes of plum, black cherry, blackberry, sweet spices and a tobacco touch, supple tannins, to drink young. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Malbec as support. Fresh rosés (~20%). Signature dry and sweet whites (~15%) from Sémillon, Sauvignon and Muscadelle with notes of citrus, boxwood, flowers and honey for the sweet ones.
The wine region of South West
French mosaic of strong identities south of Bordeaux. Cahors and its Malbec ("black wine"): deep reds with notes of blackberry, plum, violet, tobacco and cocoa, firm tannins. Madiran and its dense, age-worthy Tannat. Jurançon whites: golden sweet (apricot, honey, pineapple) and lively dry from Petit Manseng.
The word of the wine: Phenolic ripeness
A distinction is made between the ripeness of sugars and acids and the ripeness of tannins and other compounds such as anthocyanins and tannins, which will bring structure and colour. Grapes can be measured at 13° potential without having reached this phenolic maturity. Vinified at this stage, they will give hard, astringent wines, without charm.
