Domaine Patrick GiraultGrande Réserve Sancerre
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Grande Réserve Sancerre
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Original food and wine pairings with Grande Réserve Sancerre
The Grande Réserve Sancerre of Domaine Patrick Girault matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of spaghetti carbonara, pasta with scampi or pasta with chicken and curry.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Patrick Girault's Grande Réserve Sancerre.
Discover the grape variety: Chichaud
It is most certainly from the Ardèche, and is not found anywhere else. It has long been confused with the cinsaut called boudalès in this region, which explains why it has the synonym tsintsao. It is said to be related to the white humagne. Today, Chichaud is on the verge of extinction, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Informations about the Domaine Patrick Girault
The Domaine Patrick Girault is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 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: Stave
A slat of wood that makes up the barrel.
