Winery Fournier Pere & FilsMmm... Grande Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Mmm... Grande Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Mmm... Grande Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Mmm... Grande Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc
The Mmm... Grande Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc of Winery Fournier Pere & Fils matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of skate wing with caper butter, blanquette of the sea or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Fournier Pere & Fils's Mmm... Grande Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Oeillade blanche
It is said to originate from the south of France, most certainly from Provence. Today, it is practically no longer multiplied, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of vine varieties, list A1. - Synonyms: oeillade blanche, aragnan or araignan blanc, grosse clairette, papadoux, milhaud blanc in the Tarn. Note that many grape varieties have picardan as a synonym. The one described here has nothing in common with cinsaut and it is not the white form of oeillade noire (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here !).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Mmm... Grande Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc from Winery Fournier Pere & Fils are 2016, 2014, 2012, 2015
Informations about the Winery Fournier Pere & Fils
The Winery Fournier Pere & Fils is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 67 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: Millerandage
Poor fertilization of some grapes at the time of flowering in cold or rainy weather. Milled grapes do not grow and usually do not contain seeds.
