Winery Pierre-Alain MeylanBlanc de Blancs
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Food and wine pairings with Blanc de Blancs
Pairings that work perfectly with Blanc de Blancs
Original food and wine pairings with Blanc de Blancs
The Blanc de Blancs of Winery Pierre-Alain Meylan matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of andouillette with mustard sauce, tomato, zucchini and tuna flan or quiche lorraine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pierre-Alain Meylan's Blanc de Blancs.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Informations about the Winery Pierre-Alain Meylan
The Winery Pierre-Alain Meylan is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Ollon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Ollon
AOC Chablais Vaud locality (between Aigle and Bex, Triassic gypsum and limestone): Chasselas signature as Vaud white king — pale gold robe, mineral and floral nose of citrus and white flowers, ample and elegant attack, slightly saline finish, characteristic flint note of Ollon and Bex. Pinot Noir, Gamay and Gamaret in reds. Protected alpine microclimate, preserved fresh balance, 1-3 years ageing.
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: Sweet
Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.
