Winery Gilles BlanchetPouilly-Fumé
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
The Pouilly-Fumé of the Winery Gilles Blanchet is in the top 20 of wines of Pouilly-Fumé.
Taste structure of the Pouilly-Fumé from the Winery Gilles Blanchet
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pouilly-Fumé of Winery Gilles Blanchet in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pouilly-Fumé of Winery Gilles Blanchet in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus.
Food and wine pairings with Pouilly-Fumé
Pairings that work perfectly with Pouilly-Fumé
Original food and wine pairings with Pouilly-Fumé
The Pouilly-Fumé of Winery Gilles Blanchet matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of delicious marinated pork chops, mussels with beer or chicken massala.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gilles Blanchet's Pouilly-Fumé.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot blanc
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. Almost extinct, preserved in INRAE varietal collections for its patrimonial value, it testifies to the pre-phylloxera ampelographic diversity of the Bordeaux region. Rare French white variety, with no genetic link to red Merlot despite the name.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pouilly-Fumé from Winery Gilles Blanchet are 2019, 2015, 2018, 2016 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Gilles Blanchet
The Winery Gilles Blanchet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Pouilly-Fumé to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pouilly-Fumé
Great Loire appellation of the Centre-Loire facing Sancerre: signature Sauvignon Blanc as exclusive king white — lively and expressive with notes of citrus (grapefruit, lemon), white peach, passion fruit, blackcurrant bud, white flowers and the signature gunflint/smoky character of the eponymous flint, taut acidity and a long mineral finish. More complex and mineral than Sancerre. AOC (1937), ~1,300 ha across 7 communes (Nievre), flint, Kimmeridgian limestones.
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: Sirupy
Close to the sensation of unctuousness, said of a wine that gives the impression of having the consistency of a syrup.
