Vignoble GibaultValençay Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Valençay Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Valençay Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Valençay Blanc
The Valençay Blanc of Vignoble Gibault matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of cannelloni with salmon and spinach, marmite dieppoise or goat cheese and bacon quiche.
Details and technical informations about Vignoble Gibault's Valençay Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Datal
Simple, fresh dry whites with a pale golden robe, a supple palate with moderate acidity on undemonstrative citrus and white flower aromas. Discreet rustic profile. Preserved in a few ampelographic collections, it belongs to the ancient varieties with patrimonial value whose commercial diffusion has virtually disappeared and which are studied for their genetic and historical interest. Rare and poorly documented white variety, grown in confidential quantities.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Valençay Blanc from Vignoble Gibault are 2011, 2008, 2013
Informations about the Vignoble Gibault
The Vignoble Gibault is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Valençay to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Valençay
AOC of the Berry-Touraine (2003), the only appellation sharing its name with a cheese: reds (>50%) led by Gamay (30–60%) with Pinot Noir (10%) and Côt (10%) — sustained ruby, dark fruits, easy-drinking palate with spicy notes. Whites with Sauvignon (≥70%) completed by Chardonnay and Orbois — exotic fruit aromas and flint minerality as a signature. Rosés (12%) with optional Pineau d'Aunis. "Perruche" soils (clay-flint), sandy-gravelly terrains.
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: Pressing Rosé
A method of making rosé wine that consists of pressing the grapes directly after crushing and light skin maceration. The resulting wine is lively, light and pale.
