Winery Louis LatourGrand Ardèche Chardonnay
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
Taste structure of the Grand Ardèche Chardonnay from the Winery Louis Latour
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Grand Ardèche Chardonnay of Winery Louis Latour in the region of Vin de Pays is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
oak, butter
cream, cheese
savory, pepper
stone, honey
chard, straw
honeysuckle, acacia
On the nose the Grand Ardèche Chardonnay of Winery Louis Latour in the region of Vin de Pays often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, earth or hay and sometimes also flavors of nutty, honey or hazelnut.
Food and wine pairings with Grand Ardèche Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Grand Ardèche Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Grand Ardèche Chardonnay
The Grand Ardèche Chardonnay of Winery Louis Latour matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pasta carbonara a la flo without egg, baked salmon with tomato or marinated mussels with parsley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Louis Latour's Grand Ardèche Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Grand Ardèche Chardonnay from Winery Louis Latour are 2007, 2017, 2018, 2016 and 2008.
Informations about the Winery Louis Latour
The Winery Louis Latour is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 234 wines for sale in the of Ardèche to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Ardèche
The wine region of Ardèche is located in the region of Méditerranée of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Le Liby or the Domaine Vignerons Ardéchois produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ardèche are Viognier, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ardèche often reveals types of flavors of cream, mango or red cherry and sometimes also flavors of oaky, cassis or strawberries.
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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