Winery Terres de LoireLes Rives du Pontil Menetou-Salon
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Les Rives du Pontil Menetou-Salon
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Rives du Pontil Menetou-Salon
Original food and wine pairings with Les Rives du Pontil Menetou-Salon
The Les Rives du Pontil Menetou-Salon of Winery Terres de Loire matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of ham with leek fondue, squid rings with tomato or pizza with peppers and spicy chicken.
Details and technical informations about Winery Terres de Loire's Les Rives du Pontil Menetou-Salon.
Discover the grape variety: Madeleine royale
Variety obtained in 1845 by the Moreau-Robert company by crossing the frankenthal noir with the pinot blanc. It has not been propagated for a long time, which means that it is now in danger of disappearing. It is, however, listed in the Official Catalogue of Table Grape Varieties, list A1. - Synonym: Madeleine impériale, plant du caporal (all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!).
Informations about the Winery Terres de Loire
The Winery Terres de Loire is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Menetou-Salon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Flint (smell of)
Mineral odour reminiscent of flint and flint heated during sharpening.
