Winery Lionel DufourLes Marées Côtes de Gascogne Blanc de Blancs
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Les Marées Côtes de Gascogne Blanc de Blancs
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Marées Côtes de Gascogne Blanc de Blancs
Original food and wine pairings with Les Marées Côtes de Gascogne Blanc de Blancs
The Les Marées Côtes de Gascogne Blanc de Blancs of Winery Lionel Dufour matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of toasted bagel with smoked salmon, curried mouclade à la charentaise or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lionel Dufour's Les Marées Côtes de Gascogne Blanc de Blancs.
Discover the grape variety: Négret Canourgue
Originating very certainly from the high valley of the Tarn aveyronnaise and lozérienne. It was confused for a long time with Abouriou, and as a result it still exchanges, wrongly, a few synonyms. It is very little multiplied, almost unknown in the other French wine regions.
Informations about the Winery Lionel Dufour
The Winery Lionel Dufour is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 270 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Gascogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Gascogne
The wine region of Côtes de Gascogne is located in the region of Comté Tolosan of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sichel or the Domaine Haut-Marin produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Gascogne are Colombard, Gros Manseng and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Gascogne often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tangerine or jam and sometimes also flavors of watermelon, pomegranate or lemon grass.
The wine region of Comté Tolosan
Comte Tolosan is a PGI title that covers wines produced in a large area of Southwestern France. The PGI basin encompasses 12 administrative dePartments and is home to a wide range of appellations d'origine contrôlée (AOC) such as Jurançon, Cahors and Armagnac. The IGP label provides a geographical classification for wines that are not classified for AOC level appellations due to Grape variety or winemaking style. The region is part of the Aquitaine basin - the plains that lie between the Pyrenees, the Massif Central and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
The word of the wine: Guyot (pruning)
This is the most widespread pruning technique. It includes one or two long branches and allows the mechanization of a large number of vineyard operations.
