Winery PiccardBlanc de Noir
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The Blanc de Noir of the Winery Piccard is in the top 0 of wines of Villette.
Details and technical informations about Winery Piccard's Blanc de Noir.
Discover the grape variety: Léon Millot
Coloured, fruity reds with a dense purple robe, supple tannins and fresh acidity, showing aromas of black cherry, blackberry, plum, blackcurrant, sweet spices and earthy, slightly foxy notes. Round palate, best drunk young. Very cold- and disease-resistant interspecific variety, driving northern vineyards: Canada (Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia), the US North-East and England. Hybrid created in 1911 by Eugène Kuhlmann in Alsace, full sibling of maréchal foch.
Informations about the Winery Piccard
The Winery Piccard is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Villette to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Villette
AOC Lavaux UNESCO production site (terraces, clay-limestone soils on red molasse, south-west exposure): Chasselas reigns in white (~3/4 of Lavaux vines) — fresh and mineral nose, intense and fruity attack of citrus, white flowers and white-fleshed fruit, slightly rounded mid-palate preserving balance, taut finish. Pinot Noir, Gamay, Gamaret and Garanoir as complement. One of the best Chasselas village expressions in the Vaud.
The wine region of Vaud
World reference for Chasselas (~60% of the vineyard). Mineral, delicate whites with signature notes of green apple, citrus, white flowers, fresh almond and a saline touch, low acidity and a silky palate. Maximum expression in Lavaux (UNESCO 2007) on Lake Geneva terraces. Also La Côte, Chablais and the iconic Dézaley.
The word of the wine: Trader-Handler
Champagne term for a merchant who buys grapes to make a Champagne wine himself.
