Winery Pascal Balland - Sancerre

Winery Pascal BallandSancerre

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Sancerre of Winery Pascal Balland is a white wine from the region of Sancerre of Loire Valley.
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 Sancerre from the Winery Pascal Balland

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the 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 Sancerre of Winery Pascal Balland in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, passion fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, oak or vegetal.

Details and technical informations about Winery Pascal Balland's Sancerre.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Noiret

A complex interspecific cross between NY65.0467.08 (NY33277 x chancellor) obtained in 1973 by Bruce Reisch and Thomas Henick Kling of Cornell University at the Geneva/New York Experimental Viticultural Station (United States). It can be found in Canada, Poland, ... in France it is unknown.

Last vintages of this wine

Sancerre - 2018
In the top 100 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sancerre - 2017
In the top 100 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sancerre - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Sancerre - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Sancerre - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Sancerre - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Sancerre - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Sancerre from Winery Pascal Balland are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2011 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Pascal Balland

The winery offers 3 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sancerre in the region of Loire Valley

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.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 20000 of of France wines
In the top 300 of of Sancerre wines
In the top 15000 of white wines
In the top 60000 wines of the world

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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The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)

In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.

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