Winery Comte LafondSancerre Grande Cuvée Blanc
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
The Sancerre Grande Cuvée Blanc of the Winery Comte Lafond is in the top 10 of wines of Sancerre.
Taste structure of the Sancerre Grande Cuvée Blanc from the Winery Comte Lafond
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sancerre Grande Cuvée Blanc of Winery Comte Lafond in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sancerre Grande Cuvée Blanc of Winery Comte Lafond in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of cream, gooseberry or floral and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Sancerre Grande Cuvée Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Sancerre Grande Cuvée Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Sancerre Grande Cuvée Blanc
The Sancerre Grande Cuvée Blanc of Winery Comte Lafond matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of eggs in meurette, brasucade of mussels from languedoc or marinated tacaud fillets.
Details and technical informations about Winery Comte Lafond's Sancerre Grande Cuvée Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon
Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sancerre Grande Cuvée Blanc from Winery Comte Lafond are 2020, 2019, 2018, 2021 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Comte Lafond
The Winery Comte Lafond is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sancerre
The wine region of Sancerre is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Edmond Vatan or the Domaine Jean-Paul Balland produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sancerre are Pinot noir, Chenin blanc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sancerre often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, wood smoke or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of fennel, pink grapefruit or green bell pepper.
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.
News related to this wine
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The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley
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The appellations of Bourgogne
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The word of the wine: Destemming
Action consisting in separating the grapes from the stalk before vinification. The stalk, the woody part of the bunch, may give the wine an unpleasant vegetal character.
