Winery Pierre & Bertrand CoulyLes Blancs Closeaux Chinon
White wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Les Blancs Closeaux Chinon
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Blancs Closeaux Chinon
Original food and wine pairings with Les Blancs Closeaux Chinon
The Les Blancs Closeaux Chinon of Winery Pierre & Bertrand Couly matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of shrimp with cream and fettuccine, sole fillets with shrimp and curry or rice with milk.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pierre & Bertrand Couly's Les Blancs Closeaux Chinon.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Blancs Closeaux Chinon from Winery Pierre & Bertrand Couly are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Pierre & Bertrand Couly
The Winery Pierre & Bertrand Couly is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Chinon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chinon
The wine region of Chinon is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Marc Brédif or the Château de Saint Louans produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chinon are Cabernet franc, Chenin blanc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chinon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, eucalyptus or orange and sometimes also flavors of cola, fig or game.
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: Pigeage
Operation consisting of a vertical treading to push the cap of marc into the wine, which promotes extraction. Pigeage can be carried out mechanically with jacks that plunge into the vat. Traditionally, it is the men who go down into the vats and push the cap by trampling it.
