The Winery Les Pieds Sur Terre is one of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Gascogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Les Pieds Sur Terre wines in Gascogne among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Les Pieds Sur Terre wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Les Pieds Sur Terre wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Les Pieds Sur Terre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, mushrooms or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of couscous without couscous maker, broth for chinese fondue or pesto pasta salad.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Les Pieds Sur Terre. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, orange or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or smoke. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Les Pieds Sur Terre. is a with a nice freshness.
Between the Landes forest, the Garonne and the Pyrenees, the Gascony hillsides cover the Gers dePartment and part of the Landes and Lot-et-Garonne departments. The vineyards occupy the same area as Armagnac, a brandy still produced in the region, but whose volumes have declined in favour of vins de pays (now PGI). Under the influence of a mild oceanic Climate, it is fairly wet in the west, drier in the east, especially in summer. In the west, the subsoil of tawny sands is of marine origin, covered with boulbènes; in the east, it gradually gives way to molasse, a rock resulting from the erosion of the Pyrenees.
The soils are either stony and chalky (peyrusquets) or clayey and Deep (terrefort), retaining water well. The Condom region, the driest, has its own name (Condomois). The main Grape varieties cultivated are white: Colombard and Ugni blanc, the varieties of armagnac. Generally associated, sometimes completed by Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they give lively white wines with an exuberant fruitiness.
How Winery Les Pieds Sur Terre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of chicken and shrimp jambalaya, north welsch or brioche shuttles.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Les Pieds Sur Terre. often reveals types of flavors of brioche, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Les Pieds Sur Terre. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Savagnin is a white grape variety originating from the Austrian Tyrol. It arrived in Franche Comté and quickly became the flagship variety of the Jura. Cousin of the gewurztraminer, it gives small white bunches. Its berries have a thick skin which resists well to grey rot and to diseases in general. Savagnin thrives on marl soils and is a very aromatic grape variety. It is used in the elaboration of yellow wine, the AOC Château-Châlon is the most representative. This grape variety also produces vin de paille which is a sweet wine for which the ripe grapes are dried on a bed of straw for at least 6 weeks before being pressed. The best known AOC straw wines are: Arbois, Côtes-du-Jura and Etoile. Savagnin is also used to make Macvin du Jura, a liqueur wine, and to make Crémants du Jura.White wines made from Savagnin have great aging potential. They have a powerful and complex aroma with notes of walnut, almonds, hazelnuts, flowers, honey and green apple.
How Winery Les Pieds Sur Terre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of orloff roast, pan-fried carrots or duck breast with apples.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Les Pieds Sur Terre. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or earthy and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or minerality.
Qualifier, sometimes equivocal, of various odors, ranging from caramel to burnt wood.
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Poulsard is a red grape variety that originated in the Franche-Comté region. In 1732, it was qualified as a good grape variety with several others by the parliament of Besançon at the time. It currently covers nearly 300 ha. This variety has 3 approved clones: 296, 584 and 464. Poulsard has slightly hairy branches with long tendrils. Its leaves are yellow in color. Although its bunches are small, its berries are often medium-sized or larger. Poulsard is quite sensitive to scorching, spring frosts and coulure. It is also afraid of oidium, mildew and grey rot. This grape variety appreciates clayey, fat and marly soils. Its fertility is average, so it is preferable to prune it long. It buds quite early. Poulsard produces a wine with a light structure, fine and aromatic. It can be kept for years. This wine goes well with poultry, red meat, cheese and starters.
