Winery MontesquiouGrappe d'Or
Sweet wine
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, blue cheese or mature and hard cheese.
The Grappe d'Or of the Winery Montesquiou is in the top 20 of wines of Jurançon.
Taste structure of the Grappe d'Or from the Winery Montesquiou
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Grappe d'Or of Winery Montesquiou in the region of South West is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Grappe d'Or of Winery Montesquiou in the region of South West often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Grappe d'Or
Pairings that work perfectly with Grappe d'Or
Original food and wine pairings with Grappe d'Or
The Grappe d'Or of Winery Montesquiou matches generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of beetroot and potato gratin, rice with milk or mixed tagliatelle with roquefort sauce and leek.
Details and technical informations about Winery Montesquiou's Grappe d'Or.
Discover the grape variety: Petit Manseng
Petit Manseng is a white grape variety of Pyrenean origin. Its small berries have a hard, well-ventilated skin, which allows Petit Manseng to resist grey rot. On the other hand, this variety is very sensitive to noble rot, which concentrates the aromas and makes it possible to produce remarkable sweet wines with flavours of exotic fruits, grapefruit, honey, gingerbread, etc. Rich in alcohol and acidity, these wines are very well balanced and very fine. petit manseng also produces fruity dry white wines. It is also used in the AOC Béarn, Jurançon, Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh, Tursan...
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grappe d'Or from Winery Montesquiou are 2017, 0, 2015, 2016 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Montesquiou
The Winery Montesquiou is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Jurançon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Jurançon
The wine region of Jurançon is located in the region of Pyrenées of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Didier Dagueneau (Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau) or the Domaine de Souch produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Jurançon are Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng and Manseng, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Jurançon often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, oil or quince and sometimes also flavors of nectarine, grass or salt.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: Soft
Sweet wine containing between 30 and 50 grams of residual sugar. A sweet wine is made from very ripe grapes but without being affected by botrytis cinerea and without being raisined. This term can also be applied to a dry wine that is smooth and fat in the mouth.
