The Winery Pierre Penisson et Fils of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon

Winery Pierre Penisson et Fils - Domaine Des Iles Chardonnay
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is ranked in the top 55 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Languedoc in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Pierre Penisson et Fils is one of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Languedoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Pierre Penisson et Fils wines

Looking for the best Winery Pierre Penisson et Fils wines in Languedoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Pierre Penisson et Fils wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Pierre Penisson et Fils wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Pierre Penisson et Fils

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Pierre Penisson et Fils

How Winery Pierre Penisson et Fils wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of baked pumpkin, cannelloni with salmon and spinach or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Pierre Penisson et Fils

On the nose the white wine of Winery Pierre Penisson et Fils. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Pierre Penisson et Fils

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Pierre Penisson et Fils.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Grolleau
  • Melon de Bourgogne
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Languedoc

Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.

The typical Languedoc red wine is medium-bodied and Fruity. The best examples are slightly heavier and have darker, more savoury aromas, with notes of spice, undergrowth and leather. The Grape varieties used to make them are the classic southern French ones: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, often with a touch of Carignan or Cinsaut. The white wines of the appellation are made from Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Bourboulenc, with occasional use of Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne from the Rhône Valley.

The top red wines of Winery Pierre Penisson et Fils

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Pierre Penisson et Fils

How Winery Pierre Penisson et Fils wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison leg in casserole, brazilian feijoada or obelix's boar leg in the oven.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Pierre Penisson et Fils.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

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Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.

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The word of the wine: Ugni blanc

White grape variety of Italian origin, and the main white variety grown in France. Its large bunches give fine, light and lively wines, suitable for distillation: today it is the main variety for making cognac and armagnac. Ugni blanc, which is a little richer in alcohol when grown in Mediterranean regions, is used in the blending of the Provence and Corsica appellations, often in association with other grape varieties that bring aromas and structure, such as clairette, grenache blanc or sauvignon. Ugni blanc is also used, on a secondary basis, in the production of certain white wines in Gironde (AOC Bordeaux, Entre-deux-Mers, etc.).