Domaine GigouLes Cailloux Jasnières
White wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Les Cailloux Jasnières
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Cailloux Jasnières
Original food and wine pairings with Les Cailloux Jasnières
The Les Cailloux Jasnières of Domaine Gigou matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of tuna flan with leek coulis, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or baked chicken legs.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Gigou's Les Cailloux Jasnières.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Cailloux Jasnières from Domaine Gigou are 0
Informations about the Domaine Gigou
The Domaine Gigou is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Jasnières to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Jasnières
The wine region of Jasnières is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jean-Pierre Robinot or the Domaine de Bellivière produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Jasnières are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Pineau d'Aunis, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Jasnières often reveals types of flavors of apples, red fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, tropical fruit or oaky.
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: Rough
Wine without finesse with rough tannins.
