Winery Fournier Pere & FilsGrande Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 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 Grande Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Sancerre Blanc from the Winery Fournier Pere & Fils
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Grande Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Sancerre Blanc of Winery Fournier Pere & Fils in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Grande Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Sancerre Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Grande Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Sancerre Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Grande Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Sancerre Blanc
The Grande Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Sancerre Blanc of Winery Fournier Pere & Fils matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of eggs in meurette, fish and seafood gratin or veal axoa (basque country).
Details and technical informations about Winery Fournier Pere & Fils's Grande Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Sancerre Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Schoenburger
This variety is the result of an intraspecific cross between Pinot Noir and Pirovano 1 (Chasselas rose x Hamburg Muscat), obtained in 1939 by Heinrich Birk at the Geinsenheim Research Station (Germany). It can be found not only in Germany but also in Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, the Czech Republic, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, the United States, Canada, etc. In France, it is almost unknown.
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: Chai
Place where the wine-making process takes place.
