Domaine de Villeneuve - Blanc de Castille

Domaine de VilleneuveBlanc de Castille

The Blanc de Castille of Domaine de Villeneuve is a sweet wine from the region of Pic-Saint-Loup of Languedoc-Roussillon.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or lean fish.

Details and technical informations about Domaine de Villeneuve's Blanc de Castille.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Ravat blanc

Interspecific crossing between Seibel 5474 (Seibel 405 x Seibel 867) and Chardonnay by Jean-François Ravat. After 1945, it was already considered a quality grape variety, and is now listed in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A1.

Informations about the Domaine de Villeneuve

The winery offers 47 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 1 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Pic-Saint-Loup in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon
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The Domaine de Villeneuve is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Pic-Saint-Loup to come and discover on site or to buy online.

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The wine region of Pic-Saint-Loup

The wine region of Pic-Saint-Loup is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup or the Domaine de Villeneuve produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pic-Saint-Loup are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pic-Saint-Loup often reveals types of flavors of earth, straw or apricot and sometimes also flavors of peach, dark chocolate or anise.


The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.

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The word of the wine: PGI

Protected geographical indication. Equivalent to vin de pays in European regulations.

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