Winery Mont d'OrLa Courtisane Marsanne Blanche du Valais
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork and shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with La Courtisane Marsanne Blanche du Valais
Pairings that work perfectly with La Courtisane Marsanne Blanche du Valais
Original food and wine pairings with La Courtisane Marsanne Blanche du Valais
The La Courtisane Marsanne Blanche du Valais of Winery Mont d'Or matches generally quite well with dishes of pork or shellfish such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo or pasta with mussels.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mont d'Or's La Courtisane Marsanne Blanche du Valais.
Discover the grape variety: Marsanne
Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Courtisane Marsanne Blanche du Valais from Winery Mont d'Or are 2016, 0, 2015
Informations about the Winery Mont d'Or
The Winery Mont d'Or is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Valais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Valais
The Valais is the largest wine region and appellation in Switzerland, responsible for around one third of the country's total wine production. The main Vineyard area covers the southeast-facing slopes of the dramatic Rhône river valley as the glacial waters run southwest between Leuk (Loeche in French) and Fully. The river changes direction at Martigny and then runs northwest to exit the valley and empty into Lac Léman (Lake Geneva). Vineyard area here comes to around 4,800 hectares (11,800 acres) and is generally located on (often steep) slopes and terraces between the flat, fertile, Heavy soils at the bottom of the valley - often given over to fruit production, industry and urban development - and the bare rock of the mountainside that towers above.
The word of the wine: Aging on lees
Maturing on the lees enhances the stability, aromatic complexity and texture of white wines, which gain in body and volume. This phenomenon is induced by autolysis, the process of self-degradation of the lees.
