Winery Emile BallandLes Montagnes Blanches Pouilly-Fumé
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Les Montagnes Blanches Pouilly-Fumé
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Montagnes Blanches Pouilly-Fumé
Original food and wine pairings with Les Montagnes Blanches Pouilly-Fumé
The Les Montagnes Blanches Pouilly-Fumé of Winery Emile Balland matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of roast pork with prunes, fondue with lao sukiyaki sauce (laos) or traditional tunisian couscous.
Details and technical informations about Winery Emile Balland's Les Montagnes Blanches Pouilly-Fumé.
Discover the grape variety: Touriga Francesa
Structured, aromatic reds with a dark ruby robe, fine tannins and a dense palate, showing signature aromas of red and black fruits (cherry, blackberry), flowers (violet, rose), soft spices and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential; the aromatic signature of the Douro. An essential component of great vintage Ports and dry reds from Douro DOC, one of the five classic Port varieties. The historical synonym for Touriga Franca, an indigenous Portuguese variety from the Douro.
Informations about the Winery Emile Balland
The Winery Emile Balland is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 25 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: Mouth
The mouth is the third stage of wine tasting after the eye and nose. In the mouth, the taster identifies the aromas through the retronasal route, the flavours and the texture. It is in the mouth that the overall balance of the wine is apprehended.
