Domaine Font de Michelle - Gonnet Père & FilsCuvée Etienne Gonnet Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Taste structure of the Cuvée Etienne Gonnet Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc from the Domaine Font de Michelle - Gonnet Père & Fils
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Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Etienne Gonnet Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc of Domaine Font de Michelle - Gonnet Père & Fils in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Etienne Gonnet Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc of Domaine Font de Michelle - Gonnet Père & Fils in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of earthy, graphite or earth and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Etienne Gonnet Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Etienne Gonnet Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Etienne Gonnet Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
The Cuvée Etienne Gonnet Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc of Domaine Font de Michelle - Gonnet Père & Fils matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of ham and cheese omelette, salmon koulibiac or basque lasagne.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Font de Michelle - Gonnet Père & Fils's Cuvée Etienne Gonnet Châteauneuf-du-Pape 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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Etienne Gonnet Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc from Domaine Font de Michelle - Gonnet Père & Fils are 2010, 2009, 2012, 2005
Informations about the Domaine Font de Michelle - Gonnet Père & Fils
The Domaine Font de Michelle - Gonnet Père & Fils is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 42 wines for sale in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pegau or the Château Rayas produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Châteauneuf-du-Pape often reveals types of flavors of iron, chestnut or red licorice and sometimes also flavors of tarragon, pencil shavings or cured meat.
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.
The word of the wine: Smell
A generic term for both unpleasant and pleasant odours known as perfumes. In the world of tasting, the term aroma is more commonly used.
