Winery Joseph DrouhinPouilly-Vinzelles
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a .
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, cured meat or pasta.
Taste structure of the Pouilly-Vinzelles from the Winery Joseph Drouhin
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Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pouilly-Vinzelles of Winery Joseph Drouhin in the region of Burgundy is a .
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pouilly-Vinzelles of Winery Joseph Drouhin in the region of Burgundy often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus, smoke or apples.
Food and wine pairings with Pouilly-Vinzelles
Pairings that work perfectly with Pouilly-Vinzelles
Original food and wine pairings with Pouilly-Vinzelles
The Pouilly-Vinzelles of Winery Joseph Drouhin matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or cured meat such as recipes of my grandmother's macaroni gratin with gruyere cheese and smoked ham, goat cheese and bacon quiche or home-made coq au vin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Joseph Drouhin's Pouilly-Vinzelles.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pouilly-Vinzelles from Winery Joseph Drouhin are 2013, 2016, 2015, 2018 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Joseph Drouhin
The Winery Joseph Drouhin is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 194 wines for sale in the of Pouilly-Vinzelles to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pouilly-Vinzelles
Communal AOC of southern Maconnais (villages Vinzelles and Loche, AOC 1940, clay-limestone hillsides): exclusive signature Chardonnay as white king — pale yellow robe with golden reflections, complex nose of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), white fruits (apple, pear), white flowers and buttery nuances, frank attack, freshness-roundness balance, mineral persistence. Semi-continental climate with oceanic and Mediterranean influences, ages 10 years with honey notes.
The wine region of Burgundy
Absolute reference for great terroir wines: opulent, mineral Chardonnay in whites (chiselled Chablis, buttery Meursault, majestic Montrachet), fine and silky Pinot Noir in reds (full-bodied Gevrey, structured Pommard, delicate Volnay). Exceptional age-worthy wines with complex notes - red fruits, undergrowth, butter, hazelnut. Some lively Aligoté and light Gamay (Mâconnais). 29,500 ha, 84 tiered AOCs (Régionale, Village, 1er Cru, Grand Cru), 1,247 UNESCO Climats.
The word of the wine: Mouth
The mouth is the third stage of wine tasting after the eye and nose. In the mouth, the taster identifies the aromas through the retronasal route, the flavours and the texture. It is in the mouth that the overall balance of the wine is apprehended.
