Winery Hickory CreekGentil Blanc
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Hickory Creek's Gentil Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Arruffiac
Structured, lively dry whites with a pale golden colour, an elegant palate with preserved acidity and signature aromas of citrus (lemon), white flowers, stone fruits and spicy Pyrenean notes. Often blended with Gros Manseng and Petit Courbu, it contributes to the aromatic richness of Béarn and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOC whites. Synonym of Arrufiac, an indigenous French white variety from the South-West.
Last vintages of this wine
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Informations about the Winery Hickory Creek
The Winery Hickory Creek is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Lake Michigan Shore to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lake Michigan Shore
Southwest Michigan AVA tempered by the lake (>90% of state vines), climate softened by lake effect. Riesling signature white: taut and aromatic with signature notes of white apple, peach, lemon, white flowers and mineral touch, lively long mouth — from dry to off-dry fragrant. Ample Chardonnay, fine silky Pinot Noir (cherry, undergrowth), peppery Cabernet Franc. Also Chambourcin hybrid and native Concord.
The wine region of Michigan
Midwestern wine state on the 45th parallel (Burgundy, Piedmont), tempered by the Great Lakes (lake effect). Signature Riesling: precise, taut whites with signature notes of citrus, green apple, white peach, white flowers and saline minerality, crisp acidity - from dry to off-dry. Also ample Chardonnay, perfumed Pinot Gris, opulent Gewürztraminer (lychee, rose). Fresh, silky Pinot Noir in red.
The word of the wine: Flint (smell of)
Mineral odour reminiscent of flint and flint heated during sharpening.
