Winery Gilles BonnefoyLa Plantée du Pizet
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Gilles Bonnefoy's La Plantée du Pizet.
Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon Gris
Aromatic, full-bodied dry whites with a pale golden, slightly rosy color, ample palate and preserved acidity, with signature aromas of candied citrus, exotic fruits (mango, passion fruit), white peach, white flowers and subtle herbaceous notes (boxwood), more discreet than sauvignon blanc. Minor component in Bordeaux Blanc, Pessac-Léognan and Graves AOC blends, dry and sweet. Grey-skinned mutation of sauvignon blanc, indigenous to Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Plantée du Pizet from Winery Gilles Bonnefoy are 2014, 2016
Informations about the Winery Gilles Bonnefoy
The Winery Gilles Bonnefoy is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Côtes du Forez to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes du Forez
Loire AOC (2000) in the Loire department between the Forez mountains and the Auvergne volcanoes, granite and basaltic soils, altitude climate. Saint-Romain Gamay is the exclusive signature red (a local clone): light and crunchy with bright red fruits (cherry, raspberry, strawberry), flowers and a peppery mineral note, melted tannins and fresh acidity — often carbonic maceration. Fresh Forez rosés. Accessible, easy-drinking wines.
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: Methuselah
Bottle with a capacity of 6 litres (synonymous with imperial).
