Winery Sébastien RiffaultLes Quarterons Sancerre Blanc
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Les Quarterons Sancerre Blanc from the Winery Sébastien Riffault
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Quarterons Sancerre Blanc of Winery Sébastien Riffault in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Les Quarterons Sancerre Blanc of Winery Sébastien Riffault in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, non oak or lemon zest and sometimes also flavors of straw, chalk or passion fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Les Quarterons Sancerre Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Quarterons Sancerre Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Les Quarterons Sancerre Blanc
The Les Quarterons Sancerre Blanc of Winery Sébastien Riffault matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of brussels sprouts with bacon in a casserole, soupions à la provençale or julienne fillets in coconut milk.
Details and technical informations about Winery Sébastien Riffault's Les Quarterons Sancerre Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Pinotin
Swiss interspecific cross obtained in 1991 by Valentin Blattner. The parents would be pinot noir and an interspecific variety resistant to diseases and, for others, it would be a cross between cabernet-sauvignon and ((sylvaner x riesling) x (12 417 Seyve-Villard x 7053 Seibel)) see graph www.winogrona.org. No resistance gene could be identified for either mildew or powdery mildew. It can be found in Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Germany, ... still little known in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Quarterons Sancerre Blanc from Winery Sébastien Riffault are 2008, 2017, 2018, 2016 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Sébastien Riffault
The Winery Sébastien Riffault is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 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.
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The word of the wine: Aggressive
Said of a wine with excessive, biting and unpleasant acidity.
