Winery Joseph MellotLe Rabault Sancerre Rosé
Pink wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or veal.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Le Rabault Sancerre Rosé of Winery Joseph Mellot in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, grapefruit or oaky and sometimes also flavors of citrus, peach or minerality.
Food and wine pairings with Le Rabault Sancerre Rosé
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Rabault Sancerre Rosé
Original food and wine pairings with Le Rabault Sancerre Rosé
The Le Rabault Sancerre Rosé of Winery Joseph Mellot matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork shank stew, cajun jumbalaya rice or civet of wild boar.
Details and technical informations about Winery Joseph Mellot's Le Rabault Sancerre Rosé.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Le Rabault Sancerre Rosé from Winery Joseph Mellot are 2016, 2017, 2013, 2012 and 2019.
Informations about the Winery Joseph Mellot
The Winery Joseph Mellot is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 66 wines for sale in the of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sancerre
The wine region of Sancerre is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Edmond Vatan or the Domaine Jean-Paul Balland produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sancerre are Pinot noir, Chenin blanc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sancerre often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, wood smoke or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of fennel, pink grapefruit or green bell pepper.
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: Tries (harvest by)
Harvesting in several successive passages to harvest at their optimal concentration the grapes affected by noble rot. They allow the production of great sweet wines.
