Winery Pascal BallandLes Hautes Pierres 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 Les Hautes Pierres Sancerre from the Winery Pascal Balland
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Hautes Pierres Sancerre of Winery Pascal Balland in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Les Hautes Pierres Sancerre of Winery Pascal Balland in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of citrus, pear or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Les Hautes Pierres Sancerre
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Hautes Pierres Sancerre
Original food and wine pairings with Les Hautes Pierres Sancerre
The Les Hautes Pierres Sancerre of Winery Pascal Balland matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of macaroonade from sète, scallops with saffron or pho soup.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pascal Balland's Les Hautes Pierres Sancerre.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Franc
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet-Sauvignon which means that it is also well planted further north, as far as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Hautes Pierres Sancerre from Winery Pascal Balland are 2018, 2015, 2017, 2014
Informations about the Winery Pascal Balland
The Winery Pascal Balland is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 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.
The word of the wine: Harvesting and handling
In Champagne, a winegrower who makes his own vintages exclusively from grapes grown on his own property.
