Winery Thierry Merlin CherrierCuvée Héléne Sancerre
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Cuvée Héléne Sancerre from the Winery Thierry Merlin Cherrier
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Héléne Sancerre of Winery Thierry Merlin Cherrier in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Héléne Sancerre of Winery Thierry Merlin Cherrier in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of lemon, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Héléne Sancerre
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Héléne Sancerre
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Héléne Sancerre
The Cuvée Héléne Sancerre of Winery Thierry Merlin Cherrier matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of oven-baked sausage, fried rice with shrimp and chicken or moroccan kefta balls.
Details and technical informations about Winery Thierry Merlin Cherrier's Cuvée Héléne Sancerre.
Discover the grape variety: Millot Léon
Interspecific crossing between the 101-14 Millardet and Grasset (vitis riparia X vitis rupestris) and the goldriesling obtained by Eugène Kühlmann (1858-1932) around 1911 and marketed around 1921. With these same parents, he obtained among others the Maréchal Foch. Léon Millot is still found in Canada, the United States, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Poland and England. In France, where it was grown for a long time in Alsace, it is no longer grown in the vineyards, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Héléne Sancerre from Winery Thierry Merlin Cherrier are 2018
Informations about the Winery Thierry Merlin Cherrier
The Winery Thierry Merlin Cherrier is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sancerre
The wine region of Sancerre is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Edmond Vatan or the Domaine Jean-Paul Balland produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sancerre are Pinot noir, Chenin blanc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sancerre often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, wood smoke or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of fennel, pink grapefruit or green bell pepper.
The wine region of Loire Valley
The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.
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