Bodegas CarrauJuan Carrau Sauvignon Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
The Juan Carrau Sauvignon Blanc of the Bodegas Carrau is in the top 10 of wines of Cerro Chapeu.
Food and wine pairings with Juan Carrau Sauvignon Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Juan Carrau Sauvignon Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Juan Carrau Sauvignon Blanc
The Juan Carrau Sauvignon Blanc of Bodegas Carrau matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of tuna pizza, rice with shrimps and onions or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.
Details and technical informations about Bodegas Carrau's Juan Carrau Sauvignon Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Muscat à petits grains
Muscat à petits grains is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Juan Carrau Sauvignon Blanc from Bodegas Carrau are 2018, 2019, 0, 2020 and 2017.
Informations about the Bodegas Carrau
The Bodegas Carrau is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 91 wines for sale in the of Cerro Chapeu to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cerro Chapeu
The wine region of Cerro Chapeu is located in the region of Rivera of Uruguay. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cerro Chapeu or the Domaine Bodegas Carrau produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cerro Chapeu are Tannat, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cerro Chapeu often reveals types of flavors of blueberry, raspberry or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, dried fruit or microbio.
The wine region of Rivera
The wine region of Rivera of Uruguay. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bodegas Carrau or the Domaine Cerro Chapeu produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rivera are Tannat, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rivera often reveals types of flavors of apricot, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.
The word of the wine: Malic (acid)
An acid that occurs naturally in many wines and is transformed into lactic acid during malolactic fermentation.
