Winery Guilbaud FrèresCaprice Chardonnay - Melon
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Melon.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Food and wine pairings with Caprice Chardonnay - Melon
Pairings that work perfectly with Caprice Chardonnay - Melon
Original food and wine pairings with Caprice Chardonnay - Melon
The Caprice Chardonnay - Melon of Winery Guilbaud Frères matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of cassoulet, toasted bagel with smoked salmon or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Guilbaud Frères's Caprice Chardonnay - Melon.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Informations about the Winery Guilbaud Frères
The Winery Guilbaud Frères is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Extraction
All the methods (pumping over, punching down) that allow the colour and tannins to be extracted from the grape skin during maceration, before fermentation begins. It is also possible to macerate after fermentation, but gently, so as not to extract the tannins from the seeds, which are greener. Because of its solvent power, alcohol favours extraction.
