Domaine de la Petite CroixCuvée Prestige Bonnezeaux
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Prestige Bonnezeaux
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Prestige Bonnezeaux
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Prestige Bonnezeaux
The Cuvée Prestige Bonnezeaux of Domaine de la Petite Croix matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of mussel clusters, fish lasagne or express cherry clafoutis.
Details and technical informations about Domaine de la Petite Croix's Cuvée Prestige Bonnezeaux.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
Informations about the Domaine de la Petite Croix
The Domaine de la Petite Croix is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Bonnezeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bonnezeaux
AOC on Anjou's right bank of the Layon (~120 ha, Thouarce, three steep hillsides, marly-schistose soils): exclusive signature Chenin Blanc as sweet white king — golden robe deepening to amber, candied fruits, citrus, honey and white flowers, luscious texture and length. Manual harvests with successive tries, 25 hl/ha, slow fermentation. Morning mists from the Layon favour noble rot and over-ripening. AOC 1951, exceptional ageing.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Acerbe
Acidic taste with a certain astringency reminiscent of unripe fruit.
