Winery Emile BallandLes Montagnes Blanches Pouilly-Fumé

White wine of Pouilly-Fumé of Loire Valley of France

3.6

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Les Montagnes Blanches Pouilly-Fumé of Winery Emile Balland is a white wine from the region of Pouilly-Fumé of Loire Valley.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.

Food and wine pairings with Les Montagnes Blanches Pouilly-Fumé

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Goat cheese

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 stuffed mushrooms, brochette of scallops and prawns or couscous.

Details and technical informations about Winery Emile Balland's Les Montagnes Blanches Pouilly-Fumé.

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Winery Emile Balland

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

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Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Ravat 51

An interspecific cross obtained by Jean-François Ravat around 1930. Some people give it as parents the 6905 Seibel - or subéreux - and the pinot, to be confirmed however. It can still be found in North America and England, but is practically unknown in France.

Informations about the Winery Emile Balland

The winery offers 25 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Pouilly-Fumé in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Emile Balland is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Pouilly-Fumé to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 200000 of of France wines

In the top 3500 of of Pouilly-Fumé wines

In the top 250000 of white wines

In the top 750000 wines of the world

The wine region of Pouilly-Fumé

The wine region of Pouilly-Fumé is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Didier Dagueneau (Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau) or the Domaine de Ladoucette produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pouilly-Fumé are Chenin blanc, Chardonnay and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pouilly-Fumé often reveals types of flavors of earth, black currant or fennel and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, banana or fresh cut grass.

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.

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