Le Domaine SagetLes Sablons Pouilly-Sur-Loire
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Le Domaine Saget's Les Sablons Pouilly-Sur-Loire.
Discover the grape variety: Chasselas
Light, lively whites with a tender palate and low acidity, with discreet aromas of fresh hazelnut, white flowers, light honey, apple and strongly terroir-driven mineral notes ("chameleon wine" of Swiss soils). Made as dry, often slightly sparkling whites. Absolute star of Vaud (Dézaley, Calamin, Lavaux Grand Cru) and Valais (Fendant) in Switzerland. Also in Pouilly-sur-Loire AOC and the German Jura. Excellent table grape.
Informations about the Le Domaine Saget
The Le Domaine Saget is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Pouilly-Sur-Loire to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pouilly-Sur-Loire
Loire Valley AOC in Nièvre (7 communes around Pouilly, calcareous terroir with flint clays, Kimmeridgian marls and sandy terraces, climate moderated by the Loire): Chasselas is the exclusive signature white (with possible Sauvignon addition) — very aromatic with fruity and floral notes, almond, hazelnut, fresh and well-balanced palate, lively citrus finish. AOP since 1937, a rare variety in France.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Rootstock
American vine on which a French vine is grafted. This is the consequence of the phylloxera that destroyed the vineyard at the end of the 19th century: after much trial and error, it was discovered that the "pest" spared the roots of the American vines, and the technique became widespread.
