Winery Complices de LoirePointe d'Agrumes Touraine Sauvignon
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
The Pointe d'Agrumes Touraine Sauvignon of the Winery Complices de Loire is in the top 5 of wines of Touraine.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pointe d'Agrumes Touraine Sauvignon of Winery Complices de Loire in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of minerality, lemon or grass.
Food and wine pairings with Pointe d'Agrumes Touraine Sauvignon
Pairings that work perfectly with Pointe d'Agrumes Touraine Sauvignon
Original food and wine pairings with Pointe d'Agrumes Touraine Sauvignon
The Pointe d'Agrumes Touraine Sauvignon of Winery Complices de Loire matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of papillotes of mackerel, californian sushi (reverse maki) or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Complices de Loire's Pointe d'Agrumes Touraine Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Lauzet
Lauzet is a Béarnese grape variety, part of the AOC of Béarn and Jurançon. This variety almost disappeared at the end of the 1980s. At that time, it only occupied a small cultivated area of 1 hectare in all. With the genetic diversity and the multiple plantings that have been carried out, it was able to reach, in 1994, 4 ha. The bunches and berries of Lauzet are all small. As a Pyrenean variety, it has a median lobe. The plant has a fairly early budburst, which takes place one week after Chasselas. As for its maturity, it is of the third period. This variety is fertile and somewhat vigorous, and is slightly susceptible to grey rot. Lauzet produces a wine of average quality. When it is vinified dry, it has adequate acidity. It gives off aromas of fruit and spices. It is often blended with other Pyrenean white grape varieties.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pointe d'Agrumes Touraine Sauvignon from Winery Complices de Loire are 2018, 2016, 2015, 2017 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Complices de Loire
The Winery Complices de Loire is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 80 wines for sale in the of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Touraine
The wine region of Touraine is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Famille Bougrier or the Domaine Joel Delaunay produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine are Cabernet franc, Gamay noir and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Touraine often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tar or kiwi and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, lychee or asparagus.
The wine region of Loire Valley
The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.
The word of the wine: VDN
Natural sweet wine. Wine obtained by mutage of the must during fermentation by adding over-finished alcohol at 96 °, produced in the vineyards of Roussillon, Languedoc, Rhone Valley and Corsica.
