Winery Jean Cavaille1949 Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean Cavaille's 1949 Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Roussette d'Ayze
Elegant, taut dry still and sparkling whites with a pale golden color, slender palate and sharp alpine acidity, offering refined aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), white flowers (acacia), pear, dried fruits and calcareous mineral notes. A crystalline profile. Star of Ayze AOC in still and sparkling styles in the Arve valley, artisanal and rare cuvées. Synonym for gringet, a Savoyard indigenous variety related to Jura savagnin.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of 1949 Blanc from Winery Jean Cavaille are 2016
Informations about the Winery Jean Cavaille
The Winery Jean Cavaille is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 74 wines for sale in the of Roussette de Savoie to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Roussette de Savoie
Savoyard AOC dedicated to Altesse (locally Roussette), a native variety with late ripening and high acidity. Signature whites: ample and structured with ripe pear, yellow peach, candied citrus, white flowers (acacia, hawthorn), honey, toasted hazelnut, almond and a vibrant alpine mineral touch, taut palate with ageing potential — a great little-known mountain white. Four historic crus: Frangy, Marestel, Monterminod, Monthoux. Refined companion to cheeses and lake fish.
The wine region of Savoie
French Alpine vineyard with unique native grapes. Signature Jacquère in whites (~50% of the vineyard): lively, light dry wines with white flowers, green apple, citrus, fresh almond and a mineral touch, perfect with fondue and raclette. Ampler Altesse (Roussette) (pear, honey, hazelnut). Fruity, peppery Mondeuse reds (cherry, violet, firm tannins), light Gamay and fine Pinot Noir.
The word of the wine: Size (champagne)
Juices that flow from the press after the cuvée, at the second pressing. Less fine, often more vegetal, it is mainly used to make the first price champagnes.
