Winery Thierry TissotCoteaux de l'Ain Jacquère
White wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Thierry Tissot's Coteaux de l'Ain Jacquère.
Discover the grape variety: Jacquère
Jacquère is the most widespread grape variety in Savoie. It has medium-sized bunches that are cylindrical-conical. They are compact and often winged. The berries are medium-sized and can be slightly elongated or spherical, with thick skins that turn from yellowish green to golden yellow to a slightly pinkish hue when fully ripe. The soft flesh of the fruit of this variety is tart but not very juicy. Jacquère has a budding process almost identical to that of Chasselas. With a semi-erect growth habit, this white variety is vigorous and fertile, and should be pruned short to be more productive. It thrives on clay-limestone soils as well as on stony scree. Grey rot and black rot are the main enemies of Jaquère. It can cope with oidium and mildew. This variety produces a light, pale, acidic and lively wine with a floral aroma. It should be consumed quickly.
Informations about the Winery Thierry Tissot
The Winery Thierry Tissot is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Coteaux de l'Ain to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coteaux de l'Ain
The wine region of Coteaux de l'Ain is located in the region of Comtés Rhodaniens of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Thierry Tissot or the Domaine de Mucelle produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coteaux de l'Ain are Pinot noir, Gamay noir and Gamaret, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coteaux de l'Ain often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit.
The wine region of Comtés Rhodaniens
Comtés Rhodaniens is a regional PGI title that covers the red, white and rosé wines of a large area along the Rhône River in Southeastern France. The PGI catchment area includes the wine regions of Savoie and the Northern Rhône, as well as Part of Beaujolais. The PGI is most often used for wines produced in Vineyards outside the boundaries of the many AOC-level appellations: from Vin de Savoie to Côte-Rôtie and Hermitage. The territory of the Rhone Counties covers parts of nine separate departments on the way to the Rhône.
The word of the wine: Passerillage
Concentration of the grape by drying out, under the influence of wind or sun, as opposed to botrytisation, which is the concentration obtained by the development of the "noble rot" for which Botrytis cinerea is responsible. The word is mainly used for sweet wines.
