Winery Les Grands Chais de Saint LaurentCouleur d'Automne Côtes de Bergerac Moelleux
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Les Grands Chais de Saint Laurent's Couleur d'Automne Côtes de Bergerac Moelleux.
Discover the grape variety: Muscat d'Alexandrie
Muscat of Alexandria is known under several dozen other names. From Zibibbu di Sicilia to Roman Muscat to Acherfield's early Muscat. Its rich repertoire of appellations comes from its popularity, as consumers prefer it to all other white grapes. More than 55,000 hectares of vineyards are planted with this grape throughout the world, and the Pyrenees Orientales is the best place to find it in France. Preferring long pruning, this grape variety displays excellent vigor. Its productivity is equally enviable, yielding up to 4 kilos per vine.Muscat d'Alexandrie is drought-resistant and promises very sweet, juicy and firm berries protected by a thin skin. The fruits are medium in size and gather in compact, narrow and long clusters of medium span. The musky flavour makes for very good natural sweet wines.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Couleur d'Automne Côtes de Bergerac Moelleux from Winery Les Grands Chais de Saint Laurent are 2018, 2015, 2019, 2014 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Les Grands Chais de Saint Laurent
The Winery Les Grands Chais de Saint Laurent is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 42 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Bergerac Blanc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Bergerac Blanc
The wine region of Côtes de Bergerac Blanc is located in the region of Côtes de Bergerac of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Les Grands Chais de Saint Laurent or the Château Les Miaudoux produce mainly wines white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Bergerac Blanc are Muscadelle, Chardonnay and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Bergerac Blanc often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or minerality and sometimes also flavors of lemon, earth or vegetal.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: Thinning
Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.
