Château des KarantesBlanc des Karantes
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or lean fish.
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The Blanc des Karantes of Château des Karantes matches generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
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Discover the grape variety: Gringet
Gringet is an ancient grape variety. It comes from the Arve valley, in Haute Savoie. It is very similar to Savagnin. This white grape variety has small bunches. Its berries are small, round and have a yellow-green skin that turns golden yellow when ripe. Generally, the gringet opens 10 days after the chasselas. Its production remains reasonable. Due to its drooping growth habit, it is recommended that this variety be trained and pruned short, as it is very sensitive to mildew and also fears erinosis and powdery mildew. It is one of those grape varieties that have an average second ripening period. It produces a wine that is light and lively at the same time, with some floral notes. It can also be used to make sparkling or semi-sparkling wines.
Informations about the Château des Karantes
The Château des Karantes is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Coteaux de Narbonne to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coteaux de Narbonne
The wine region of Coteaux de Narbonne is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gérard Bertrand or the Domaine Gérard Bertrand produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coteaux de Narbonne are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Marselan, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coteaux de Narbonne often reveals types of flavors of oak, butter or honey and sometimes also flavors of mango, non oak or earth.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
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