Clos des cantonsPinot Gris
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The Pinot Gris of the Clos des cantons is in the top 0 of wines of Jura.
Details and technical informations about Clos des cantons's Pinot Gris.
Discover the grape variety: Orbois
Supple, fresh dry whites with a pale golden colour, ample palate with moderate acidity, aromas of apple, pear, white flowers and brioche notes. Also as sparkling (Crémant de Loire). Featured in the AOC Touraine, Cheverny, Valençay and Crémant de Loire blends, it defines authentic Loire whites. Synonym of Arbois, indigenous French white variety from Touraine, mainly grown in Loir-et-Cher (not to be confused with the Jura wine region of Arbois).
Informations about the Clos des cantons
The Clos des cantons is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Jura to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Jura
Narrow 80 km French wine strip between Salins and Saint-Amour (~1,850 ha), marl and limestone soils, semi-continental climate. Savagnin is the signature native white: dry and intensely oxidative with green walnut, curry, yellow apple, dried flowers, dried fruits and saline finish, aged under a yeast veil (vin jaune style in the iconic 62 cl clavelin). Chardonnay (50%) as fresh white; light Poulsard and spiced Trousseau as ethereal reds. Crémant, vin de paille, Macvin.
The wine region of Neuchâtel
Swiss vineyard on the western shore of the lake, 606 ha in the Three Lakes region. Signature Pinot Noir (55% of the vineyard, the local prince): fine, fresh reds with notes of cherry, raspberry, undergrowth and sweet spices, silky tannins. Specialty invented here: Œil-de-Perdrix, a delicate Pinot Noir rosé with salmon hues. Lively, mineral Chasselas (citrus, flint) in white, including the identity-marking Non-Filtré primeur.
The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)
In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.
