Winery Puits FauconVieux Pineau des Charentes
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Puits Faucon's Vieux Pineau des Charentes.
Discover the grape variety: Dakapo
Deeply coloured, supple reds with an intense, almost opaque purple colour, soft tannins and an ample palate, with signature aromas of black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry), gentle spices and inky notes. Accessible teinturier profile. Used in blending to boost colour in light reds; grown on small areas in Germany, Switzerland and Belgium. German hybrid teinturier variety bred in 1958 (Deckrot × Portugieser).
Informations about the Winery Puits Faucon
The Winery Puits Faucon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Pineau des Charentes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pineau des Charentes
AOC vin de liqueur of the Charentes (Cognac zone), made by mutage: fresh must + Cognac eau-de-vie, aged in cask min. 18 months. Charentais aperitif signature with notes of fresh grape, honey, candied fruits, citrus, soft vanilla and a hazelnut touch in white — deep gold robe, round velvety palate at 17% vol. Rosé version on Cabernet and Merlot brings strawberry and red fruits.
The wine region of Cognac
Charente vineyard dedicated to distillation for Cognac eau-de-vie (AOC 1936). Six signature ranked crus: Grande Champagne the most prestigious (elegance and length), fine Petite Champagne, round and floral Borderies, fruity Fins Bois, rustic Bons Bois, ordinary Bois. Spirits with grape, white flowers, dried fruits, vanilla, leather, spice and noble rancio notes — from young VS to long-aged XO. Ugni Blanc king (98%), Folle Blanche, Colombard.
The word of the wine: Maturation
Transformation undergone by the grape when it is enriched with sugar and loses some of its acidity to reach maturity.
