Domaine des Vignes GrandesCuvée Excellence
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The Cuvée Excellence of the Domaine des Vignes Grandes is in the top 0 of wines of Aveyron.
Details and technical informations about Domaine des Vignes Grandes's Cuvée Excellence.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin
Chenin, also known as pinot de la Loire Valley (pineau), is the flagship grape variety of the Loire Valley. It would have found its first origins in Anjou where it would have been cultivated by the monks of the Abbey of Saint-Maur located between Angers and Saumur since the 6th century. chenin is a great white grape variety which likes particularly the chalky soils called here stones of tufa which were used for the construction of the castles of the Loire Valley. Its bunches are medium-sized, fairly compact and its berries are more or less small. It is an early variety, which resists well to diseases. Chenin has the particularity of being able to participate as well in the elaboration of dry white wines as of sweet white wines or sparkling wines. Perfectly structured by the acidity, elegant, with a complex nose and aromas of yellow fruits, dry fruits, citrus fruits, white flowers, honey... the wine resulting from the chenin is rather lively and nervous, which allows him a good potential of guard. Chenin covers about 10,000 hectares in France, and is very productive in South Africa where it covers more than 26,000 hectares.
Informations about the Domaine des Vignes Grandes
The Domaine des Vignes Grandes is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Aveyron to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Aveyron
The wine region of Aveyron is located in the region of Comté Tolosan of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Nicolas Carmarans or the Domaine Nicolas Carmarans produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Aveyron are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chenin blanc and Fer-servadou, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Aveyron often reveals types of flavors of cranberry, leather or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or vegetal.
The wine region of Comté Tolosan
Comte Tolosan is a PGI title that covers wines produced in a large area of Southwestern France. The PGI basin encompasses 12 administrative dePartments and is home to a wide range of appellations d'origine contrôlée (AOC) such as Jurançon, Cahors and Armagnac. The IGP label provides a geographical classification for wines that are not classified for AOC level appellations due to Grape variety or winemaking style. The region is part of the Aquitaine basin - the plains that lie between the Pyrenees, the Massif Central and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
The word of the wine: New
Said of a wine from the last harvest, and more particularly of an early wine.
