Winery Jean des CourtilsPineau Des Charentes La Menecle
wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Pineau Des Charentes La Menecle of the Winery Jean des Courtils is in the top 0 of wines of Pineau des Charentes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean des Courtils's Pineau Des Charentes La Menecle.
Discover the grape variety: César
César noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of medium size. César noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Rhone Valley.
Informations about the Winery Jean des Courtils
The Winery Jean des Courtils is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Pineau des Charentes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pineau des Charentes
Pineau des Charentes is a Sweet and reasonably strong "Vin de Liqueur" from the Charente (Cognac) region of western France. It is made by adding Cognac brandy from the previous year's distillation (or earlier) to fresh Grape must from the current Vintage. By law, the must must be freshly harvested and, although it may have undergone partial Fermentation, its sugar content at the time of "Mutage" (when the brandy is added) must be greater than 170 g per litre. The Cognac itself must have an Alcohol content of at least 60 % and must have been kept in casks before being used.
The wine region of Cognac
Cognac is the most famous brandy in the world, more famous even than its OldGascon cousin, Armagnac. It comes from the Charentais, a vast region of western France immediately North of Bordeaux, and takes its name from the historic town of Cognac - the long-standing epicentre of local brandy production. In French, cognac is technically classified as an eau-de-vie de vin - a category that covers all spirits distilled from wine. The Full and official name of the brandy is actually "Eau-de-Vie de Cognac" or "Eau-de-Vie des Charentes", but the Short version has become so common that these longer versions almost never appear on labels.
The word of the wine: Phenolic ripeness
A distinction is made between the ripeness of sugars and acids and the ripeness of tannins and other compounds such as anthocyanins and tannins, which will bring structure and colour. Grapes can be measured at 13° potential without having reached this phenolic maturity. Vinified at this stage, they will give hard, astringent wines, without charm.
