Château Tour des GendresLe Saussignac
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Le Saussignac
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Saussignac
Original food and wine pairings with Le Saussignac
The Le Saussignac of Château Tour des Gendres matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of pasta with tuna, garlic and lemon cream, scallops on a bed of leeks or apple cake.
Details and technical informations about Château Tour des Gendres's Le Saussignac.
Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle
Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Le Saussignac from Château Tour des Gendres are 2015
Informations about the Château Tour des Gendres
The Château Tour des Gendres is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Saussignac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saussignac
The wine region of Saussignac is located in the region of Guyenne of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Court-Les-Mûts or the Domaine Les Vignerons de Sigoulès produce mainly wines sweet, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saussignac are Muscadelle et Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saussignac often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, pear or microbio.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: Dame-jeanne
Large bottle or wicker-clad carboy used to transport wine and store old spirits before blending.
