The Winery Des Sournets is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Chénas to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Des Sournets wines in Chénas among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Des Sournets wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Des Sournets wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Des Sournets wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta with veal stock sauce, filet mignon with prunes and white wine or white cabbage with bacon.
Chénas is a small appellation of red wines produced in an area of northern Beaujolais that is one of the ten crus of Beaujolais. It takes its name from the oak forests that once dotted the surrounding hillsides, an area that is now home to a sea of Gamay vines. Chénas wines are among the heaviest in the Beaujolais, and are known for their Floral">floral and earthyCharacter and their ability to age. Chénas is, along with Moulin-a-Vent, one of the most renowned crus of the Beaujolais, and the best examples can be kept for up to ten years.
The Chénas Vineyard is located on the slopes of Mont Remont, between the borders of Julienas and Moulin-a-Vent. The 290 hectares (700 ac) of Chénas vineyards are divided between the Rhône and Saône-et-Loire departments. The town of Chénas itself is located in the Moulin-a-Vent wine area, which is confusing because the boundaries of the appellation have changed over time. As a result, only certain vineyards located in the commune of Chénas can be used for the production of Chénas wine.
Planning a wine route in the of Chénas? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Des Sournets.
Of unknown origin, it is nevertheless a very old vitis vinifera cultivated and used as both a table grape and a wine grape. It is somewhat similar to the Madeleine angevine and is not related to the Sylvaner. It can be found in the United States, England, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, etc. and is virtually unknown in France.
Latour was the 11th generation of his family to lead Maison Louis Latour (and the seventh named Louis Latour). The house of Latour was formally founded in 1797, although the roots go back to the first vineyards purchased in 1731 by Denis Latour. The Latour family originally worked as coopers, and Denis’ son Jean moved to Aloxe-Corton to set up an independent cooperage and later to found Maison Louis Latour, naming the business after his son. The house of Latour remains closely associated with th ...
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A deposit formed by dead yeast after fermentation. Some white wines are aged on their lees, which makes their aromas and structure more complex and richer.
