Domaine Bel-AirPinot Gris
White wine
This wine generally goes well with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Pinot Gris
Pairings that work perfectly with Pinot Gris
Original food and wine pairings with Pinot Gris
The Pinot Gris of Domaine Bel-Air matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of sophie's tuna cake, mussels with roquefort cheese or chicken, zucchini and tomato pie.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Bel-Air's Pinot Gris.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
Informations about the Domaine Bel-Air
The Domaine Bel-Air is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Barrel
Bordeaux barrel of 225 litres, used to determine the tonneau (unit of measurement corresponding to four barrels, or 900 litres).
