The Domaine de Ballade is one of the best wineries to follow in Gascogne.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Gascogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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How Domaine de Ballade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of spaghetti with salmon, mussels with cream or cream and tuna quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Domaine de Ballade. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or lime and sometimes also flavors of lemon, microbio or vegetal.
Between the Landes forest, the Garonne and the Pyrenees, the Gascony hillsides cover the Gers dePartment and part of the Landes and Lot-et-Garonne departments. The vineyards occupy the same area as Armagnac, a brandy still produced in the region, but whose volumes have declined in favour of vins de pays (now PGI). Under the influence of a mild oceanic Climate, it is fairly wet in the west, drier in the east, especially in summer. In the west, the subsoil of tawny sands is of marine origin, covered with boulbènes; in the east, it gradually gives way to molasse, a rock resulting from the erosion of the Pyrenees.
The soils are either stony and chalky (peyrusquets) or clayey and Deep (terrefort), retaining water well. The Condom region, the driest, has its own name (Condomois). The main Grape varieties cultivated are white: Colombard and Ugni blanc, the varieties of armagnac. Generally associated, sometimes completed by Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they give lively white wines with an exuberant fruitiness.
How Domaine de Ballade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of scupion (small cuttlefish) in hot sauce, ktipiti (greece) or fish curry à la reunion.
Petit Manseng is a white grape variety of Pyrenean origin. Its small berries have a hard, well-ventilated skin, which allows Petit Manseng to resist grey rot. On the other hand, this variety is very sensitive to noble rot, which concentrates the aromas and makes it possible to produce remarkable sweet wines with flavours of exotic fruits, grapefruit, honey, gingerbread, etc. Rich in alcohol and acidity, these wines are very well balanced and very fine. petit manseng also produces fruity dry white wines. It is also used in the AOC Béarn, Jurançon, Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh, Tursan...
How Domaine de Ballade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of 3 men pizza with ravioli, apple cake or blue cheese and walnut cake.
A wine with a smooth texture reminiscent of fats.
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Ugni blanc is a grape variety originating from Italy. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and small to medium sized grapes. Ugni blanc can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Armagnac, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
