Winery ElisabethPineau des Charentes
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Pineau des Charentes of the Winery Elisabeth is in the top 40 of wines of Pineau des Charentes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Elisabeth's Pineau des Charentes.
Discover the grape variety: Ravat blanc
Interspecific crossing between Seibel 5474 (Seibel 405 x Seibel 867) and Chardonnay by Jean-François Ravat. After 1945, it was already considered a quality grape variety, and is now listed in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pineau des Charentes from Winery Elisabeth are 2016, 0
Informations about the Winery Elisabeth
The Winery Elisabeth is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Pineau des Charentes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pineau des Charentes
Pineau des Charentes is a Sweet and reasonably strong "Vin de Liqueur" from the Charente (Cognac) region of western France. It is made by adding Cognac brandy from the previous year's distillation (or earlier) to fresh Grape must from the current Vintage. By law, the must must be freshly harvested and, although it may have undergone partial Fermentation, its sugar content at the time of "Mutage" (when the brandy is added) must be greater than 170 g per litre. The Cognac itself must have an Alcohol content of at least 60 % and must have been kept in casks before being used.
The wine region of Cognac
Cognac is the most famous brandy in the world, more famous even than its OldGascon cousin, Armagnac. It comes from the Charentais, a vast region of western France immediately North of Bordeaux, and takes its name from the historic town of Cognac - the long-standing epicentre of local brandy production. In French, cognac is technically classified as an eau-de-vie de vin - a category that covers all spirits distilled from wine. The Full and official name of the brandy is actually "Eau-de-Vie de Cognac" or "Eau-de-Vie des Charentes", but the Short version has become so common that these longer versions almost never appear on labels.
The word of the wine: Grape variety
A type of vine plant and, by extension, the term used to designate the grapes that come from it. The term "table grape" is used to designate the grapes used for consumption, whereas the term "grape variety" is used to designate the wine grapes used to make wine.
