Winery Etienne de LourySancerre 'Les Jeannettes'
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Sancerre 'Les Jeannettes'
Pairings that work perfectly with Sancerre 'Les Jeannettes'
Original food and wine pairings with Sancerre 'Les Jeannettes'
The Sancerre 'Les Jeannettes' of Winery Etienne de Loury matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of potato and bacon omelette, cassolettes of scallops or hake fillet with curry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Etienne de Loury's Sancerre 'Les Jeannettes'.
Discover the grape variety: Saint-Côme
Saint-Côme blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Aveyron). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. The white Saint-Côme can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Informations about the Winery Etienne de Loury
The Winery Etienne de Loury is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sancerre
The wine region of Sancerre is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Edmond Vatan or the Domaine Jean-Paul Balland produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sancerre are Pinot noir, Chenin blanc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sancerre often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, wood smoke or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of fennel, pink grapefruit or green bell pepper.
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.
The word of the wine: Effervescent
Any wine loaded with CO2 (carbon dioxide), which is revealed in the form of bubbles, reinforcing the freshness effect in the mouth. This gas production is the result of what is called the second fermentation in the bottle. It occurs in champagnes and sparkling wines such as crémants.
