Winery Robert Cantin - Fossiles Menetou-Salon Blanc

Winery Robert CantinFossiles Menetou-Salon Blanc

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Fossiles Menetou-Salon Blanc of Winery Robert Cantin is a white wine from the region of Menetou-Salon of Loire Valley.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

Details and technical informations about Winery Robert Cantin's Fossiles Menetou-Salon Blanc.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: De Chaunac

Interspecific crossing between 5163 Seibel (2 Gaillard x 2510 Seibel) and 793 Seibel obtained by Albert Seibel (1844-1936). De Chaunac is related to the chelois and the chancellor. It can be found in Canada, the United States, Switzerland, ... in France it was little multiplied and therefore almost endangered.

Last vintages of this wine

Fossiles Menetou-Salon Blanc - 2014
In the top 100 of of Menetou-Salon wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Fossiles Menetou-Salon Blanc from Winery Robert Cantin are 2014

Informations about the Winery Robert Cantin

The winery offers 15 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This winery is part of the Domaine Eric Louis.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Menetou-Salon in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Robert Cantin is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Menetou-Salon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 70000 of of France wines
In the top 1500 of of Menetou-Salon wines
In the top 65000 of white wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Menetou-Salon

The wine region of Menetou-Salon is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jean-Max Roger or the Isabelle et Pierre Clement (Domaine de Chatenoy) produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Menetou-Salon are Pinot noir, Cabernet franc and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Menetou-Salon often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, saline or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of earthy, green apple or melon.


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.

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The word of the wine: Double magnum (or Marie-Jeanne)

Bottle with a capacity of 3 litres.

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