Winery Earl BillardMondeuse
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The Mondeuse of the Winery Earl Billard is in the top 0 of wines of Vins des Allobroges.
Details and technical informations about Winery Earl Billard's Mondeuse.
Discover the grape variety: Négret Canourgue
Originating very certainly from the high valley of the Tarn aveyronnaise and lozérienne. It was confused for a long time with Abouriou, and as a result it still exchanges, wrongly, a few synonyms. It is very little multiplied, almost unknown in the other French wine regions.
Informations about the Winery Earl Billard
The Winery Earl Billard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Vins des Allobroges to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vins des Allobroges
The wine region of Vins des Allobroges is located in the region of Comtés Rhodaniens of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine des Ardoisieres or the Domaine des Ardoisieres produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vins des Allobroges are Jacquère, Chardonnay and Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vins des Allobroges often reveals types of flavors of eucalyptus, red currant or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, floral or tropical fruit.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
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Loire harvest report 2023: A complicated vintage
In many parts of the Loire Valley , producers attest to a complicated 2023 vintage. While many producers began picking at the beginning of September, the harvest will continue into October. It has been especially difficult in Anjou, and far from easy in Saumur and Touraine . However, it has been considerably less difficult in Sancerre , Pouilly and the Upper Loire. It is challenging to succinctly sum up a vintage such as 2023, as it is very variable depending on the grape variety and the sector. ...
Loire harvest report 2023: A complicated vintage
In many parts of the Loire Valley , producers attest to a complicated 2023 vintage. While many producers began picking at the beginning of September, the harvest will continue into October. It has been especially difficult in Anjou, and far from easy in Saumur and Touraine . However, it has been considerably less difficult in Sancerre , Pouilly and the Upper Loire. It is challenging to succinctly sum up a vintage such as 2023, as it is very variable depending on the grape variety and the sector. ...
Bordeaux winemaker turns north to make Breton Chardonnay
Lamballe, CEO of window manufacturer FenêtréA, purchased the 25-hectare property Kerfraval in the village of Baden, near the natural harbour of the Gulf of Morbihan, in March 2022. Sallaud will transform Kerfraval into a wine estate, named Domaine Lamballe, comprising a winery – where he will make still and sparkling wine – a visitor centre and six gites. ‘We will plant 10ha of Chardonnay in April this year to make still and sparkling wines,’ Sallaud told Decanter. ‘Mr Lamballe loves Chablis, he ...
The word of the wine: Length
Persistence in the mouth of a wine measured in caudalies.
