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In the glass
Aroma: brioche, butter
Palate: mineral, saline
Dry Vouvray Chenin with a brioche and buttery start, mineral tension and a persistent saline finish, per the estate.
What it pairs with
- Lobster Creamy, mineral Chenin keeps pace with sweet shellfish.More wines for lobster →
- Roast poultry Barrel-fermented richness holds up to a fine poultry dish.More wines for chicken and white meat →
- Aged Comté Nutty cheese echoes the buttery start.More wines for aged hard cheese →
History
Pierres Rousses comes from clay-silica hillsides dotted with flint at Vernou-sur-Brenne, hand-harvested into 13 kilo crates and vinified in barrel. Domaine Breton has farmed organically since 1985.
- 1985Domaine Breton begins organic farming
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Catherine et Pierre Breton · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Chenin Blanc (100%)
- Classification
- Vouvray AOC
- Oak
- Hand-harvested, slowly pressed and fermented in barrel, about 12 months in barrels on the lees in troglodyte cellars
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
Frequently asked about Pierres Rousses
What does Pierres Rousses taste like?
Brioche and a buttery start, then mineral tension, with a full, fresh palate and a persistent saline finish.
What food pairs with Pierres Rousses?
The estate suggests a fine poultry dish or crustaceans such as lobster or spiny lobster. Serve at 10 to 12 degrees C.
What grapes are in Pierres Rousses?
It is 100% Chenin Blanc from clay-silica hillsides with flint at Vernou-sur-Brenne, labelled Vouvray AOC.
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