Winery Gratien & MeyerChateau Gratien Coteaux de Saumur
White wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Chateau Gratien Coteaux de Saumur
Pairings that work perfectly with Chateau Gratien Coteaux de Saumur
Original food and wine pairings with Chateau Gratien Coteaux de Saumur
The Chateau Gratien Coteaux de Saumur of Winery Gratien & Meyer matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of fondue with lao sukiyaki sauce (laos), beef tartar with thai flavors or yoghurt cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gratien & Meyer's Chateau Gratien Coteaux de Saumur.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Chateau Gratien Coteaux de Saumur from Winery Gratien & Meyer are 2003
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 Coteaux de Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coteaux de Saumur
Confidential Loire AOC (~20 ha), left bank of the Loire and Thouet: 100% Chenin in sweet and liqueur whites from manual harvesting through successive tries, raisined or botrytised berries. Gold to old-gold colour, floral and fresh nose (rhubarb), fruity (peach, apricot, exotic fruits) evolving to honey and quince. Rich palate balanced by Chenin's characteristic tense acidity — no excessive sweetness. Chalky tuffeau soils, south/south-east exposure.
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: Clear
Said of a wine that is clear and brilliant in colour and contains no suspended matter.
