Winery Gérard MilletMenetou-Salon
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Menetou-Salon
Pairings that work perfectly with Menetou-Salon
Original food and wine pairings with Menetou-Salon
The Menetou-Salon of Winery Gérard Millet matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of coconut from paimpol, chicken maffé (africa) or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gérard Millet's Menetou-Salon.
Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon
Rich, aromatic whites with a fuller mouth than Sauvignon Blanc and softer acidity, featuring aromas of yellow peach, melon, passion fruit, ripe citrus and delicate spicy notes. A grey-skinned mutation of Sauvignon Blanc, made as a rare single variety in Bordeaux (Pessac-Léognan, Graves), the Loire and Chile where it is experiencing a fine qualitative revival. Adds roundness to dry Bordeaux blends. French grape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Menetou-Salon from Winery Gérard Millet are 2017, 2022, 0, 2021 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Gérard Millet
The Winery Gérard Millet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Menetou-Salon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Menetou-Salon
Flagship appellation of the Centre-Loire northeast of Bourges: signature Sauvignon Blanc as white king (~75%) — pale robe with green tints and chiselled signature profile with notes of white flowers, citrus, soft spices, vivid attack and a subtly menthol mineral finish. Refined Pinot Noir in reds and rosés (cherry, raspberry, peony, violet) evolving on undergrowth and spice. AOC (1959), ~630 ha on Kimmeridgian marls of Saint-Doulchard, degraded oceanic climate.
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: Premier cru
In Burgundy, third level of classification (above the regional and communal appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited parcels (climats) whose name is added to the communal appellation. The climats classified as first growths are 635.
