Domaine GigouCoteaux du Loir Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Coteaux du Loir Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Coteaux du Loir Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Coteaux du Loir Blanc
The Coteaux du Loir Blanc of Domaine Gigou matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of mackerel with quick mustard, ham and comté quiche or roast goose, soft.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Gigou's Coteaux du Loir Blanc.
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.
Informations about the Domaine Gigou
The Domaine Gigou is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Coteaux du Loir to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coteaux du Loir
Loire AOC (1948) north of Tours in the Loir valley, ~75 ha on Turonian tufa and silex clay, medieval monastic vineyard. Pineau d'Aunis is king in native reds (48%): airy and spicy with notes of strawberry, raspberry, fresh herbs and a characteristic white pepper touch, fine tannins — also vivid rosés (14%). Chenin is king in whites (38%): dry and upright with notes of golden apple, honey, flowers and a mineral touch. Immediate neighbour of Jasnières.
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: Viscosity
Consistency of wine reminiscent of the tactile sensation of sugar syrup with varying degrees of fluidity, due to the alcohol and natural sugar in the grapes present in sweet wines. In excess, this sensation can make the wine pasty and heavy. To the eye, viscosity is referred to as tears.
