Domaine de Bel AirCuvée des Papillons Pouilly Fumé
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Cuvée des Papillons Pouilly Fumé from the Domaine de Bel Air
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée des Papillons Pouilly Fumé of Domaine de Bel Air in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée des Papillons Pouilly Fumé of Domaine de Bel Air in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée des Papillons Pouilly Fumé
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée des Papillons Pouilly Fumé
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée des Papillons Pouilly Fumé
The Cuvée des Papillons Pouilly Fumé of Domaine de Bel Air matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of pasta "carbonara" à la française, scupion (small cuttlefish) in hot sauce or oriental stuffed vegetables.
Details and technical informations about Domaine de Bel Air's Cuvée des Papillons Pouilly Fumé.
Discover the grape variety: Marselan
Supple, fruity reds with a deep robe and melted tannins, featuring aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, plum, violet, soft spices and garrigue notes. Good consistency and short-to-medium ageing capacity. Made in blends and as a single variety in Languedoc-Roussillon (IGP Pays d'Oc) and exported massively to China where it has become an emblematic quality signature. Also in Brazil and Argentina. A Cabernet Sauvignon × Grenache cross created in 1961 by Paul Truel in Montpellier.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée des Papillons Pouilly Fumé from Domaine de Bel Air are 2019, 0, 2020
Informations about the Domaine de Bel Air
The Domaine de Bel Air is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Pouilly-Fumé to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pouilly-Fumé
Great Loire appellation of the Centre-Loire facing Sancerre: signature Sauvignon Blanc as exclusive king white — lively and expressive with notes of citrus (grapefruit, lemon), white peach, passion fruit, blackcurrant bud, white flowers and the signature gunflint/smoky character of the eponymous flint, taut acidity and a long mineral finish. More complex and mineral than Sancerre. AOC (1937), ~1,300 ha across 7 communes (Nievre), flint, Kimmeridgian limestones.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Cup (size in)
Specific to the Mediterranean vineyard, this short pruning which opens the stock in the shape of a corolla offers a good resistance to violent winds but does not allow any mechanization of the vine work.
