Winery Jean-Marie ChenivesseLe Soleillant
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Roussanne and the Viognier.
In the mouth this white wine is a .
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or lean fish.
The Le Soleillant of the Winery Jean-Marie Chenivesse is in the top 10 of wines of Gard.
Taste structure of the Le Soleillant from the Winery Jean-Marie Chenivesse
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Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Le Soleillant of Winery Jean-Marie Chenivesse in the region of Pays d'Oc is a .
Food and wine pairings with Le Soleillant
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Soleillant
Original food and wine pairings with Le Soleillant
The Le Soleillant of Winery Jean-Marie Chenivesse matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of very simple spaghetti carbonara, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or traditional buckwheat pancake dough.
Discover the grape variety: Roussanne
Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Le Soleillant from Winery Jean-Marie Chenivesse are 2017, 2016, 0, 2018
Informations about the Winery Jean-Marie Chenivesse
The Winery Jean-Marie Chenivesse is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Gard to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Gard
The wine region of Gard is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Roc d'Anglade or the Domaine Mas des Bressades produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gard are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gard often reveals types of flavors of cream, green apple or honeysuckle and sometimes also flavors of nutmeg, cheese or orange.
The wine region of Pays d'Oc
Pays d'Oc is the PGI for red, white and rosé wines that are produced over a wide area of the southern coast of France. The PGI catchment area corresponds roughly to the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, one of the largest wine regions in France. The area covers all wines that are not produced under the strict laws that govern AOC-level appellations in the regions: among them, Corbières, Minervois and the Languedoc appellation itself. The Pays d'Oc PGI is arguably the most important in France, producing the majority of the country's PGI wines.
The word of the wine: Merithalle
Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see internode).
