Winery Gratien & MeyerCuvée de Minuit Saumur
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Gratien & Meyer's Cuvée de Minuit Saumur.
Discover the grape variety: Trajadura
Structured, aromatic dry whites with a pale golden robe, an ample palate and moderate acidity, with signature aromas of citrus (lemon), white-fleshed fruits (pear, apple), white flowers and mineral notes. Brings body and structure to blends. A traditional component of Vinho Verde DOC (Portugal) and Rías Baixas DO (Galicia), blended with Alvarinho/Albariño and Loureiro. Autochthonous Portuguese and Galician variety, identical to Treixadura.
Informations about the Winery Gratien & Meyer
The Winery Gratien & Meyer is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 66 wines for sale in the of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saumur
Loire tuffeau mosaic: Chenin reigns in whites — dry to off-dry with notes of citrus, apple, pear, candied white fruits, white flowers and a chalky mineral touch, taut acidity and a saline finish. Cabernet Franc (Breton) the signature red, airy (violet, raspberry, plum, peppery touch, fine tannins) and a fruity rosé. Renowned traditional-method Saumur Brut. Anjou-Saumur AOC on limestone tuffeau, troglodyte cellars.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.
