Château VirantTerroir Blanc
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Bourboulenc and the Chardonnay.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Food and wine pairings with Terroir Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Terroir Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Terroir Blanc
The Terroir Blanc of Château Virant matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of endive frichti, pasta with tuna, garlic and lemon cream or spaghetti with squid ink (italy).
Details and technical informations about Château Virant's Terroir Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Bourboulenc
Bourboulenc is mainly grown in the southern part of France. It is a white grape variety that ripens quite late. It can only be harvested around 25 September and for an average of only one month. Bourboulenc is particularly fond of low-lying, but at the same time warm and dry locations. The aroma of this grape variety is not very pronounced, but it has a certain exotic fruit and floral aroma such as broom. The result is a low alcohol wine with subtle and fleeting aromas. Blanquette, bourboulanc, bourboulenque, doucillon, clairette dorée and clairette blanche are all names that can designate bourboulenc. This grape variety is very sensitive to diseases common to all vine plants such as magnesium deficiency, mildew and oidium. Bourboulenc can be used as a table grape. Most French people keep the bunches until Christmas in order to present them on the festive table as desserts.
Informations about the Château Virant
The Château Virant is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Bouches-du-Rhone to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bouches-du-Rhone
The wine region of Bouches-du-Rhone is located in the region of Méditerranée of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de Trévallon or the Château de Fontcreuse produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bouches-du-Rhone are Merlot, Caladoc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bouches-du-Rhone often reveals types of flavors of cherry, plum or minerality and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, leather or pepper.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
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