Domaine la BarbotaineLes Caillottes Sancerre Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Les Caillottes Sancerre Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Caillottes Sancerre Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Les Caillottes Sancerre Blanc
The Les Caillottes Sancerre Blanc of Domaine la Barbotaine matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of paupiettes with tomato sauce, armorican-style squid or turkey paupiettes in poultry sauce.
Details and technical informations about Domaine la Barbotaine's Les Caillottes Sancerre Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Irsay Oliver
Obtained in Hungary in 1930 by Pal Kocsis by crossing the pozsonyi fehér (pressburger or white presburg) and the pearl of Csaba. This double-ended variety is found in Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, the Slovak Republic (small Carpathians), the Czech Republic (Moravia), etc. It is virtually unknown in France.
Informations about the Domaine la Barbotaine
The Domaine la Barbotaine is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sancerre
The wine region of Sancerre is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Edmond Vatan or the Domaine Jean-Paul Balland produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sancerre are Pinot noir, Chenin blanc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sancerre often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, wood smoke or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of fennel, pink grapefruit or green bell pepper.
The wine region of Loire Valley
The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.
The word of the wine: AOC
Appellation d'origine contrôlée. The most prestigious category of French wines created in the 1930s on the basis of quality criteria defined by a geographical delimitation, a chosen grape variety and precise production rules.
