Domaine des GillieresGrande Réserve Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
The Grande Réserve Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie of the Domaine des Gillieres is in the top 40 of wines of Muscadet-Sevre et Maine.
Taste structure of the Grande Réserve Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie from the Domaine des Gillieres
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Grande Réserve Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie of Domaine des Gillieres in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Grande Réserve Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie of Domaine des Gillieres in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of pear, honey or melon and sometimes also flavors of earth, vegetal or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Grande Réserve Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie
Pairings that work perfectly with Grande Réserve Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie
Original food and wine pairings with Grande Réserve Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie
The Grande Réserve Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie of Domaine des Gillieres matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of scallops with cream, baguette filled with saint moret and ham or onigirazu.
Details and technical informations about Domaine des Gillieres's Grande Réserve Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie.
Discover the grape variety: Cornalin du Valais
Very old vine cultivated in the Swiss Valais, resulting from a natural crossing between the petit rouge(*) and the mayolet. It is the father of red humagne, also called cornalin d'Aoste, the grandfather of durize or petit rouge du Valais or rouge de Fully and a relative of goron. - Synonymy: old red of Valais, red of the country in Switzerland, landroter (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!). - Description: medium-sized bunches, cylindrical, winged, compact, strong medium-sized peduncles with little lignification; medium-sized berries, spherical or short elliptical, skin of a beautiful bluish black colour with a lot of bloom. The foliage turns completely red in the fall. - Production potential: early budding in the year. Capricious and difficult variety. Particularly likes the limestone soils of well exposed hillsides that warm up quickly enough, lean and well drained. Semi-erect bearing, vigorous with irregular production. Resists well to winter frosts. Susceptible to the main diseases, especially to oidium and grey rot. Also susceptible to magnesium deficiency and stalk dehydration. Maturity: 3rd early season
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grande Réserve Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie from Domaine des Gillieres are 2015, 2014
Informations about the Domaine des Gillieres
The Domaine des Gillieres is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Muscadet-Sevre et Maine to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Muscadet-Sevre et Maine
The wine region of Muscadet-Sevre et Maine is located in the region of Muscadet of Muscadet of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de l'Ecu or the Domaine de Bellevue produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Muscadet-Sevre et Maine are Melon, Muscadelle and Folle blanche, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Muscadet-Sevre et Maine often reveals types of flavors of cream, asparagus or baked apple and sometimes also flavors of honeydew melon, hay or citrus zest.
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: Silky
Said of a caressing wine with extremely fine tannins.
