Winery Fournier Pere & Fils - Vendanges d’Hélène Sancerre Blanc

Winery Fournier Pere & FilsVendanges d’Hélène Sancerre Blanc

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Vendanges d’Hélène Sancerre Blanc of Winery Fournier Pere & Fils is a white wine from the region of Sancerre of Loire Valley.
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 Vendanges d’Hélène Sancerre Blanc from the Winery Fournier Pere & Fils

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Vendanges d’Hélène Sancerre Blanc of Winery Fournier Pere & Fils in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Fournier Pere & Fils's Vendanges d’Hélène Sancerre Blanc.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Goron de Bovernier

Its origin is most certainly Valdôtaine (Italy), still cultivated in the Entremont Valley in the Swiss Valais and totally unknown in other countries. It is the result of a natural cross between a still unknown or even extinct variety and the Cornalin du Valais or rouge du pays. It is the grandson of the humagne rouge or petit rouge and would also have genetic links with the rèze and the chasselas. The Goron de Bovernier is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list B.

Last vintages of this wine

Vendanges d’Hélène Sancerre Blanc - 2010
In the top 100 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Vendanges d’Hélène Sancerre Blanc from Winery Fournier Pere & Fils are 2010

Informations about the Winery Fournier Pere & Fils

The winery offers 61 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Fournier Pere & Fils.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sancerre in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Fournier Pere & Fils is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 66 wines for sale in the of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 60000 of of France wines
In the top 600 of of Sancerre wines
In the top 60000 of white wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Density per hectare

Number of vines per hectare. For the same yield, a vine planted with 3,000 vines per hectare bears many more bunches (per vine) than a vine planted with 10,000. The grapes will therefore be less rich in sugar and polyphenols (tannins, aromas...).

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