Winery Famille LaurentCuvée Prestige Saint-Pourçain
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Sacy.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Prestige Saint-Pourçain
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Prestige Saint-Pourçain
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Prestige Saint-Pourçain
The Cuvée Prestige Saint-Pourçain of Winery Famille Laurent matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of country-style snow peas, codfish portuguese style or koskera hake (basque country).
Details and technical informations about Winery Famille Laurent's Cuvée Prestige Saint-Pourçain.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
Informations about the Winery Famille Laurent
The Winery Famille Laurent is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Saint-Pourçain to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Pourçain
The AOC Saint-Pourçain beLongs to the Centre-Loire sub-region, and applies to wines from the AuvergneVineyards. The annual production is 25,500 hl/year. In the heart of the crystalline Massif Central, the vineyard extends over 540 hectares and 19 communes (including Saint-Pourçain) on the left bank of the Allier. The soils of Saint-Pourçain are composed of tertiary sediments, topped by granitic bands and then by clays and limestones.
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: Film maceration
A technique that consists of leaving the grapes to macerate in the open air at a low temperature before fermentation, thus enhancing the aromatic expression of the wine.
