Winery Pierre ChanauSancerre
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 from the Winery Pierre Chanau
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sancerre of Winery Pierre Chanau in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sancerre of Winery Pierre Chanau in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or green apple and sometimes also flavors of minerality, lemon or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Sancerre
Pairings that work perfectly with Sancerre
Original food and wine pairings with Sancerre
The Sancerre of Winery Pierre Chanau matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of coconut from paimpol, brasucade of mussels from languedoc or lobster tail armorican style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pierre Chanau's Sancerre.
Discover the grape variety: Aligoté
Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sancerre from Winery Pierre Chanau are 2016, 2014, 2013, 2018 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Pierre Chanau
The Winery Pierre Chanau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 165 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: Skinny
Thin and lacking in substance in the mouth.
