Domaine du Petit ValBonnezeaux
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Bonnezeaux
Pairings that work perfectly with Bonnezeaux
Original food and wine pairings with Bonnezeaux
The Bonnezeaux of Domaine du Petit Val matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of thai shrimp sauce, island grouper or express cherry clafoutis.
Details and technical informations about Domaine du Petit Val's Bonnezeaux.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Bonnezeaux from Domaine du Petit Val are 2011
Informations about the Domaine du Petit Val
The Domaine du Petit Val is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Bonnezeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bonnezeaux
AOC on Anjou's right bank of the Layon (~120 ha, Thouarce, three steep hillsides, marly-schistose soils): exclusive signature Chenin Blanc as sweet white king — golden robe deepening to amber, candied fruits, citrus, honey and white flowers, luscious texture and length. Manual harvests with successive tries, 25 hl/ha, slow fermentation. Morning mists from the Layon favour noble rot and over-ripening. AOC 1951, exceptional ageing.
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: Fumet
Older synonym for bouquet.
