Winery Dominique ThienpontDomaine de la Pinsonnerie Rouge
Red wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Dominique Thienpont's Domaine de la Pinsonnerie Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Crescent
Simple, dry and fresh whites with a pale golden colour, a supple palate with moderate acidity and undemonstrative aromas of citrus and white flowers. A discreet rustic profile. Preserved in a few ampelographic collections, this is one of the old heritage varieties whose commercial diffusion has virtually disappeared and is studied for its genetic and historical interest. Rare, poorly documented white variety grown in confidential quantities.
Informations about the Winery Dominique Thienpont
The Winery Dominique Thienpont is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Côteaux du Layon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côteaux du Layon
Loire cradle of Anjou's great sweet wines (left bank of the Layon): signature Chenin Blanc as exclusive white king — off-dry to botrytised sweet with notes of quince, apricot, candied pineapple, mango, honey, beeswax, dried fruits and a saffron touch, chiselled acidity balancing the sugar, exceptional ageing (20-50 years). "Sélection de Grains Nobles" mention at the summit. AOC (1950), ~1,400 ha across 27 villages, slaty schists, Layon mists favouring Botrytis cinerea.
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: Cooperative cellar
A collective production structure to which winegrowers belong in order to pool their grapes, transform them into wine and ensure its marketing.
