Domaine Éric LouisLa Côte Blanche Sancerre Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with La Côte Blanche Sancerre Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with La Côte Blanche Sancerre Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with La Côte Blanche Sancerre Blanc
The La Côte Blanche Sancerre Blanc of Domaine Éric Louis matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of quiche without eggs, baeckeoffe with fish or shrimp and zucchini with curry and coconut milk.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Éric Louis's La Côte Blanche Sancerre Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Arbane
Arbane or arbanne is a very old white grape variety from the north/east of France, coming from the Aube and more precisely from the Champagne region. The Comité Interprofessionnel des Vins de Champagne wishes to preserve the use of traditional grape varieties of Champagne. The Arbane is a small bunch of grapes with small berries and a very sweet pulp, a late variety that needs sun and heat to concentrate all its sugars. It gives a wine rich in alcohol, elegant and nervous, with a floral nose and a nice acidity.
Informations about the Domaine Éric Louis
The Domaine Éric Louis is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sancerre
The wine region of Sancerre is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Edmond Vatan or the Domaine Jean-Paul Balland produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sancerre are Pinot noir, Chenin blanc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sancerre often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, wood smoke or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of fennel, pink grapefruit or green bell pepper.
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: Game
A family of animal aromas reminiscent of venison and present in certain old red wines. See venison.
