Domaine Du BelvédéreCrémant de Loire
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.
Food and wine pairings with Crémant de Loire
Pairings that work perfectly with Crémant de Loire
Original food and wine pairings with Crémant de Loire
The Crémant de Loire of Domaine Du Belvédére matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of chicken maffé (africa), spanish paella or boquerones anchovies in vinegar.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Du Belvédére's Crémant de Loire.
Discover the grape variety: Mireille
A cross between Italia and Perle de Csaba, registered in 1972 in the Official Catalogue of cultivated table grape varieties, list A1. Mireille has been very little propagated and is therefore almost unknown in France and abroad. - Synonymy: no known synonyms (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).
Informations about the Domaine Du Belvédére
The Domaine Du Belvédére is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 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: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
