Union des Vignerons de Saint-PourçainCuvée Tradition Saint-Pourçain
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Pinot noir and the Gamay noir.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Tradition Saint-Pourçain
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Tradition Saint-Pourçain
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Tradition Saint-Pourçain
The Cuvée Tradition Saint-Pourçain of Union des Vignerons de Saint-Pourçain matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of couscous without couscous maker, veal roast casserole or braised (green) cabbage.
Details and technical informations about Union des Vignerons de Saint-Pourçain's Cuvée Tradition Saint-Pourçain.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Tradition Saint-Pourçain from Union des Vignerons de Saint-Pourçain are 2016
Informations about the Union des Vignerons de Saint-Pourçain
The Union des Vignerons de Saint-Pourçain is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Saint-Pourçain to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Pourçain
AOC of Auvergne, Loire satellite (elevated AOC 2009, 600 ha across 19 communes): Tressallier (local Sacy) signature as king white with Chardonnay and Sauvignon — signature profile lively, saline and nervy with citrus and minerality, texture close to Aligoté or Melon. Gamay (40-75%) and Pinot Noir (25-60%) signature blend as king red — hybrid Beaujolais-Burgundy profile with cherry, raspberry and delicate spices. Gamay alone for fresh, crunchy rosés.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Rootstock
American vine on which a French vine is grafted. This is the consequence of the phylloxera that destroyed the vineyard at the end of the 19th century: after much trial and error, it was discovered that the "pest" spared the roots of the American vines, and the technique became widespread.
