Winery Jean DumontLe Grand Plateau Pouilly-Fumé
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Le Grand Plateau Pouilly-Fumé from the Winery Jean Dumont
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Le Grand Plateau Pouilly-Fumé of Winery Jean Dumont in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Le Grand Plateau Pouilly-Fumé of Winery Jean Dumont in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of citrus, citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Le Grand Plateau Pouilly-Fumé
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Grand Plateau Pouilly-Fumé
Original food and wine pairings with Le Grand Plateau Pouilly-Fumé
The Le Grand Plateau Pouilly-Fumé of Winery Jean Dumont matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of delicious marinated pork chops, fish shells or hake fillet with curry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean Dumont's Le Grand Plateau Pouilly-Fumé.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin
Chenin, also known as pinot de la Loire Valley (pineau), is the flagship grape variety of the Loire Valley. It would have found its first origins in Anjou where it would have been cultivated by the monks of the Abbey of Saint-Maur located between Angers and Saumur since the 6th century. chenin is a great white grape variety which likes particularly the chalky soils called here stones of tufa which were used for the construction of the castles of the Loire Valley. Its bunches are medium-sized, fairly compact and its berries are more or less small. It is an early variety, which resists well to diseases. Chenin has the particularity of being able to participate as well in the elaboration of dry white wines as of sweet white wines or sparkling wines. Perfectly structured by the acidity, elegant, with a complex nose and aromas of yellow fruits, dry fruits, citrus fruits, white flowers, honey... the wine resulting from the chenin is rather lively and nervous, which allows him a good potential of guard. Chenin covers about 10,000 hectares in France, and is very productive in South Africa where it covers more than 26,000 hectares.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Le Grand Plateau Pouilly-Fumé from Winery Jean Dumont are 2014, 2013, 2018, 2015 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Jean Dumont
The Winery Jean Dumont is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Pouilly-Fumé to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pouilly-Fumé
The wine region of Pouilly-Fumé is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Didier Dagueneau (Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau) or the Domaine de Ladoucette produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pouilly-Fumé are Chenin blanc, Chardonnay and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pouilly-Fumé often reveals types of flavors of earth, black currant or fennel and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, banana or fresh cut grass.
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.
The word of the wine: Legs
Synonymous with tears.
