Château HongrandSaint-Croix-du-Mont
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Château Hongrand's Saint-Croix-du-Mont.
Discover the grape variety: Picpoul Blanc
Crisp, nervy dry whites with a pale golden colour, a taut palate and signature cutting acidity ("lip-stinger"), showing aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), white flowers (hawthorn), green apple, Mediterranean herbs and saline marine notes. A perfect match with oysters and shellfish. The absolute star of Picpoul de Pinet AOC, Languedoc's great dry white. Indigenous French variety of the Languedoc, synonym of Piquepoul blanc.
Informations about the Château Hongrand
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The wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont
Sweet AOC on the right bank of the Garonne facing Sauternes (Entre-deux-Mers, 450 ha): signature Sémillon as king sweet white (85%) susceptible to noble rot (Botrytis cinerea), Sauvignon Blanc (12%) and Muscadelle (3%) as complement — enveloping signature aromas of raisin, fig, white flowers (acacia, honeysuckle), apricot, pineapple, peach and candied fruit, powerful and complex profile of remarkable intensity, outstanding length. Sauternes-style.
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: Pigeage
Operation consisting of a vertical treading to push the cap of marc into the wine, which promotes extraction. Pigeage can be carried out mechanically with jacks that plunge into the vat. Traditionally, it is the men who go down into the vats and push the cap by trampling it.
