Winery Couly-DutheilMélodia
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Mélodia
Pairings that work perfectly with Mélodia
Original food and wine pairings with Mélodia
The Mélodia of Winery Couly-Dutheil matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of avocado and marinated tuna poke bowl, tagliatelle with scallops or goat cheese and bacon quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Couly-Dutheil's Mélodia.
Discover the grape variety: Red Globe
Obtained in the United States (California) in 1957 by Harold P. Olmo and Albert T. Koyama by crossing (hunisa x emperor) with (hunisa x emperor x nocera). It is found in the United States (California, ...), Spain, Portugal, Italy (Sicily, ...), Turkey, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, ... in France, it is not known, registered since the 03.05.2010 in the official catalogue list A2.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Mélodia from Winery Couly-Dutheil are 2013
Informations about the Winery Couly-Dutheil
The Winery Couly-Dutheil is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 39 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: Blanc de blancs (champagne)
Champagne made only from the Chardonnay grape. The expression has been somewhat overused by the intensive use made of it by certain large distributors of white table wines (or sparkling wines) who were thus seeking to promote their product.
