Winery Groupe CastelJean Bourgeoin Blanc Moelleux
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Jean Bourgeoin Blanc Moelleux
Pairings that work perfectly with Jean Bourgeoin Blanc Moelleux
Original food and wine pairings with Jean Bourgeoin Blanc Moelleux
The Jean Bourgeoin Blanc Moelleux of Winery Groupe Castel matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of tuna, goat cheese and mustard pie, cassolettes of scallops or yoghurt cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Groupe Castel's Jean Bourgeoin Blanc Moelleux.
Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse noire
Structured and elegant reds with a deep ruby colour, firm tannins and fresh alpine acidity, on aromas of black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry), violet, pepper, spices and characteristic menthol notes. Fine ageing potential on marl-limestone terroirs. Star of the great crus of Vin de Savoie AOC (Arbin, Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte, Chignin), producing the identity alpine reds. Savoyard native variety, sometimes linked to Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso from Friuli.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Jean Bourgeoin Blanc Moelleux from Winery Groupe Castel are 2017
Informations about the Winery Groupe Castel
The Winery Groupe Castel is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 47 wines for sale in the of Bordeaux Moelleux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bordeaux Moelleux
Emblematic style of Bordeaux off-dry whites (10-50 g sugar/L), produced across the entire AOC area from over-ripened grapes (botrytised or passerillé). Signature Sémillon dominant: golden, round whites with signature notes of honey, apricot, candied fruits, citrus, vanilla and a quince touch, unctuous, fresh palate. Sauvignon Blanc brings taut acidity, Muscadelle the floral aromatic. Accessible, gastronomic style, affordable alternative to Sauternes.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Grape
Fruit of the vine in the form of bunches of grapes, also called berries, attached to the stalk. The grapes used to make wine are known as grape varieties, a generic word that designates many types of vine plant with their own characteristics.
