Winery LaporteLes Duchesses Pouilly-Fumé
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Les Duchesses Pouilly-Fumé from the Winery Laporte
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Duchesses Pouilly-Fumé of Winery Laporte in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Les Duchesses Pouilly-Fumé of Winery Laporte in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of cream, grapefruit or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, smoke or apples.
Food and wine pairings with Les Duchesses Pouilly-Fumé
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Duchesses Pouilly-Fumé
Original food and wine pairings with Les Duchesses Pouilly-Fumé
The Les Duchesses Pouilly-Fumé of Winery Laporte matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of cajun jumbalaya rice, cuttlefish armorican style (morgate) or thai green curry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Laporte's Les Duchesses Pouilly-Fumé.
Discover the grape variety: Magdeleine noire des Charentes
Light, fruity reds for early drinking with a clear ruby robe, silky tannins, airy palate and signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry) and subtle floral notes. Rare heritage variety. Near-extinct, surviving in a few plots in Charentes and Brittany, preserved in varietal collections for its scientific importance as confirmed ancestor of Merlot and Malbec (genetic studies, 2009).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Duchesses Pouilly-Fumé from Winery Laporte are 2008, 2007, 2013, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Laporte
The Winery Laporte is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Pouilly-Fumé to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pouilly-Fumé
Great Loire appellation of the Centre-Loire facing Sancerre: signature Sauvignon Blanc as exclusive king white — lively and expressive with notes of citrus (grapefruit, lemon), white peach, passion fruit, blackcurrant bud, white flowers and the signature gunflint/smoky character of the eponymous flint, taut acidity and a long mineral finish. More complex and mineral than Sancerre. AOC (1937), ~1,300 ha across 7 communes (Nievre), flint, Kimmeridgian limestones.
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: Thinning
Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.
