Winery Etienne NicolasGrignan-les-Adhémar Blanc
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Roussanne and the Viognier.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Taste structure of the Grignan-les-Adhémar Blanc from the Winery Etienne Nicolas
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Grignan-les-Adhémar Blanc of Winery Etienne Nicolas in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful.
Food and wine pairings with Grignan-les-Adhémar Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Grignan-les-Adhémar Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Grignan-les-Adhémar Blanc
The Grignan-les-Adhémar Blanc of Winery Etienne Nicolas matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of basque chicken with chorizo, tuna flan with leek coulis or bocconcini (veal rolls with ham and comté).
Details and technical informations about Winery Etienne Nicolas's Grignan-les-Adhémar Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Roussanne
Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Informations about the Winery Etienne Nicolas
The Winery Etienne Nicolas is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Grignan-les-Adhémar to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Grignan-les-Adhémar
The wine region of Grignan-les-Adhémar is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de Grangeneuve or the Château Bizard produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Grignan-les-Adhémar are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Grignan-les-Adhémar often reveals types of flavors of earth, almonds or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or green almond.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
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