Winery Les Celliers du Prieure - Valentin FleurTouraine Sauvignon
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Touraine Sauvignon
Pairings that work perfectly with Touraine Sauvignon
Original food and wine pairings with Touraine Sauvignon
The Touraine Sauvignon of Winery Les Celliers du Prieure - Valentin Fleur matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of gratin of ravioli with salmon, flying with the wind of the seas or quiche lorraine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Les Celliers du Prieure - Valentin Fleur's Touraine Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Picolit noir
Light, fruity reds with a clear ruby colour, silky tannins and an airy palate, with aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry) and delicate floral notes. Discreet Friulian profile. Very rare, preserved for its heritage value, this dark-skinned mutation of the white Picolit survives in a few heritage plots in Friuli. An ancient north-east Italian variety.
Informations about the Winery Les Celliers du Prieure - Valentin Fleur
The Winery Les Celliers du Prieure - Valentin Fleur is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 60 wines for sale in the of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Touraine
Signature Sauvignon as king of Touraine whites (~80% of plantings): dry, expressive with notes of citrus, green apple, gooseberry, white flowers, exotic fruit and a touch of boxwood, lively acidity — ideal aperitif. Gamay as a juicy, crunchy red (cherry, raspberry, discreet tannins), more structured Cabernet Franc (bell pepper, raspberry) and dense Côt to complete it. Chenin and Chardonnay among whites. Vast Loire AOC between Blois and Tours, tuffeau and flint.
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: Physiological maturity
The stage of ripeness of the grape berry when it has reached an optimal weight and when the sugar and acidity levels have stabilized.
