Domaine François SchwachVendanges Tardives Pinot Gris
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, veal or game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Vendanges Tardives Pinot Gris
Pairings that work perfectly with Vendanges Tardives Pinot Gris
Original food and wine pairings with Vendanges Tardives Pinot Gris
The Vendanges Tardives Pinot Gris of Domaine François Schwach matches generally quite well with dishes of mild and soft cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of cannelloni of meat, apple pie or minced meatballs with laughing cow.
Details and technical informations about Domaine François Schwach's Vendanges Tardives Pinot Gris.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris
Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.
Informations about the Domaine François Schwach
The Domaine François Schwach is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 46 wines for sale in the of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alsace
Capital of great French aromatic whites, most often dry and single-varietal. Straight, mineral Riesling (lemon, gunflint), opulent, exuberant Gewurztraminer (lychee, rose, spices), round, smoky Pinot Gris, floral, crisp Muscat, supple Pinot Blanc. Fine, fruity Crémants d'Alsace, exceptional sweet Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles. 15,500 ha at the foot of the Vosges on varied soils, 51 Grands Crus since 1975.
The word of the wine: Destemming
Operation consisting in eliminating the vegetal part of the bunch supporting the berries, its maceration with the must giving a herbaceous taste to the wine.
