Winery Les SommetsPouilly-Vinzelles
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
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 Les Sommets matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or cured meat such as recipes of lasagne with salmon, goat cheese and spinach, quiche without eggs or osso bucco of veal.
Details and technical informations about Winery Les Sommets's Pouilly-Vinzelles.
Discover the grape variety: Villard noir
An interspecific cross between Chancellor - 7053 Seibel - and 6905 Seibel or Subéreux, obtained by the Seyve-Villard company, formerly located in Saint Vallier in the Drôme. As with the white Villard - 12375 Seyve-Villard - these were the two most widely planted direct-producer hybrids. Today, Villard noir is on the verge of extinction, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1.
Informations about the Winery Les Sommets
The Winery Les Sommets is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Pouilly-Vinzelles to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pouilly-Vinzelles
The wine region of Pouilly-Vinzelles is located in the region of Mâconnais of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bret Brothers & The Soufrandière or the Domaine Bret Brothers & The Soufrandière produce mainly wines white, red and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pouilly-Vinzelles are Chardonnay et Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pouilly-Vinzelles often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tree fruit or honey and sometimes also flavors of hazelnut, melon or mango.
The wine region of Burgundy
Bourgogne is the catch-all regional appellation title of the Burgundy wine region in eastern France ("Bourgogne" is the French name for Burgundy). Burgundy has a Complex and comprehensive appellation system; counting Premier Cru and Grand Cru titles, the region has over 700 appellation titles for its wines. Thus, Burgundy wines often come from one Vineyard (or several separate vineyards) without an appellation title specific to the region, Village or even vineyard. A standard Burgundy wine may be made from grapes grown in one or more of Burgundy's 300 communes.
The word of the wine: Free-run wine
The free-run wine is the wine that flows out of the vat by gravity at the time of running off. The marc soaked in wine is then pressed to extract a rich and tannic wine. Free-run wine and press wine are then aged separately and eventually blended by the winemaker in proportions defined according to the type of wine being made.
