Domaine CocteauxCuvée Speciale Crémant de Loire Brut
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Speciale Crémant de Loire Brut
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Speciale Crémant de Loire Brut
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Speciale Crémant de Loire Brut
The Cuvée Speciale Crémant de Loire Brut of Domaine Cocteaux matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or stuffed sea almonds with cream cheese.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Cocteaux's Cuvée Speciale Crémant de Loire Brut.
Discover the grape variety: Arvine
Arvine blanc is a grape variety that originated in Switzerland. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of vine is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. The white Arvine can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Savoie & Bugey, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, South-West.
Informations about the Domaine Cocteaux
The Domaine Cocteaux is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Crémant de Loire to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Crémant de Loire
Crémant de Loire is the regional appellation for Sparkling wines from Anjou, Saumur and Touraine - the heart of France's Loire Valley wine region. Chenin Blanc is the main ingredient. A wide range of other traditional Loire grape varieties can be used. These include the obvious choices of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but also Cabernet Franc, Pineau d'Aunis, Grolleau Noir and even Cabernet Sauvignon.
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: Tanin
A natural compound contained in the skin of the grape, the seed or the woody part of the bunch, the stalk. The maceration of red wines allows the extraction of tannins, which give the texture, the solidity and also the mellowness when the tannins are "ripe". The winemaker seeks above all to extract the tannins from the skin, the ripest and most noble. The tannins of the seed or stalk, which are "greener", especially in average years, give the wine hardness and astringency. The wines of Bordeaux (based on Cabernet and Merlot) are full of tannins, those of Burgundy much less so, with Pinot Noir containing little.
