Winery Philippe GirardSancerre Silex
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 Sancerre Silex from the Winery Philippe Girard
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sancerre Silex of Winery Philippe Girard in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sancerre Silex of Winery Philippe Girard in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of citrus, lemon or gooseberry and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal.
Food and wine pairings with Sancerre Silex
Pairings that work perfectly with Sancerre Silex
Original food and wine pairings with Sancerre Silex
The Sancerre Silex of Winery Philippe Girard matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of eggs in meurette, chinese fried shrimp ravioli or silvia's quick wolf fillet.
Details and technical informations about Winery Philippe Girard's Sancerre Silex.
Discover the grape variety: Melon
Melon blanc 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 to medium sized bunches and small grapes. Melon blanc can be found in several vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Languedoc & Roussillon.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sancerre Silex from Winery Philippe Girard are 2015, 2017, 2018, 2016
Informations about the Winery Philippe Girard
The Winery Philippe Girard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 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: Hat
Solid part (marc), composed of pips and skins (sometimes of the stalk), which forms at the top of the tank during fermentation. The pigeage consists in breaking this cap to put back in suspension these elements and to favour the exchanges between the juice and the skins.
