Winery Henri BourgeoisLa Porte du Caillou Sancerre Blanc
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 La Porte du Caillou Sancerre Blanc of the Winery Henri Bourgeois is in the top 60 of wines of Sancerre.
Taste structure of the La Porte du Caillou Sancerre Blanc from the Winery Henri Bourgeois
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the La Porte du Caillou Sancerre Blanc of Winery Henri Bourgeois in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the La Porte du Caillou Sancerre Blanc of Winery Henri Bourgeois in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, gooseberry or floral and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with La Porte du Caillou Sancerre Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with La Porte du Caillou Sancerre Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with La Porte du Caillou Sancerre Blanc
The La Porte du Caillou Sancerre Blanc of Winery Henri Bourgeois matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of rabbit with hunter's sauce, soupions à la provençale or pork chops with curry and honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery Henri Bourgeois's La Porte du Caillou Sancerre Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Raboso Piave
A very old variety known and cultivated more precisely in the north-east of Italy in the Veneto region (provinces of Treviso, Padua, Venice, etc.), not to be confused with Raboso Veronese, which is the result of an intraspecific cross between Raboso Piave and Marzemina Bianca. Raboso Piave is practically unknown in other wine-producing countries.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Porte du Caillou Sancerre Blanc from Winery Henri Bourgeois are 2016, 2018, 2019, 2017 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Henri Bourgeois
The Winery Henri Bourgeois is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 63 wines for sale in the of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sancerre
The wine region of Sancerre is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Edmond Vatan or the Domaine Jean-Paul Balland produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sancerre are Pinot noir, Chenin blanc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sancerre often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, wood smoke or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of fennel, pink grapefruit or green bell pepper.
The wine region of Loire Valley
The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.
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The word of the wine: Destemming
Operation consisting in eliminating the vegetal part of the bunch supporting the berries, its maceration with the must giving a herbaceous taste to the wine.
