Winery PoitouArbois
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Details and technical informations about Winery Poitou's Arbois.
Discover the grape variety: Verdesse
Verdesse is a white grape variety, grown on an area of about 5 ha. It is found particularly in the Grésivaudan and Drac valleys. It is also called verdêche, étraire blanche de Grenoble or verdasse. The leaves are lobed and dark green in colour. Long, sturdy stalks carry the bunches. A juicy and sweet flesh is found under the white skin, turning amber red, of the mature berries. The berries are medium-sized and ellipsoid in shape. To be productive and vigorous, the variety is pruned rather long. Verdesse is not very resistant to mildew and powdery mildew, but it is very resistant to grey rot. A particularly alcoholic wine is produced from this variety. It has a pleasant flavour and a vegetal and floral scent. This wine does not keep long, and is best consumed during the first few years.
Informations about the Winery Poitou
The Winery Poitou is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Arbois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Arbois
The wine region of Arbois is located in the region of Côtes du Jura of Jura of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Rolet or the Domaine Bénédicte et Stéphane Tissot produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Arbois are Chardonnay, Trousseau and Poulsard, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Arbois often reveals types of flavors of butter, orange peel or banana and sometimes also flavors of quince, sour cherry or black currant.
The wine region of Jura
The Jura is a small wine region in eastern France that is responsible for some very special and traditional wine styles. It is close to the Swiss Jura, but quite distinct from it. Wedged between Burgundy to the west and Switzerland to the east, the region is characterized by a landscape of Wooded hills and the winding topography of the Jura Mountains. The Jura vineyards cover just over 1,850 hectares, forming a narrow strip of land almost 80 km Long from North to South.
The word of the wine: Gutedel
See chasselas.
