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Grape varieties

Grape varieties

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Wine Cellar

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Vintages & Classifications

Vintages & Classifications

Classifications in Bordeaux

• The Graves Classification of 1959
• The Medoc Classification of 1855
• The Medoc Cru Bourgeois Classification of 2003
• The Unofficial Classification of Pomerol
• The Saint Emilion Classification of 2006
• The Sauternes and Barsac Classification of 1855

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The Vintage tables of France

• Introduction
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Wine universe

Wine universe

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Wine bottles

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HAUT POITOU

Zone

La zone de production se trouve au nord-ouest de Poitiers, à l'intérieur de 45 communes du département de la Vienne et 2 du département des Deux Sèvres.

Year of AOC classification

Classé en VDQS en 1970

Declared production area

760 ha

Authorized varieties

Blancs : chardonnay.
Chenin(20% maximum), pinot et sauvignon
Noirs : cabernet franc, cabernet-sauvignon, côt, gamay, gamay de Chaudenay(20% maximum), grolleau(20% maximum), merlot et pinot.

Winemaking

Vinifié en blanc, en rosé et en rouge.

Time to keep

le blanc vieillit très bien en bouteilles
le rosé se boit jeune
le rouge, de 5 à 6 ans

Service temperature

entre 10 et 12° pour les blanc et rosé
entre 16 et 17° pour le rouge

Suggested dishes

Avec le blanc :
des coquillages, moules farcies par exemple, des crustacés ou un poisson de l'Atlantique
Avec le rosé :
des crevettes grises ou roses
Avec le rouge :
un chou vert au lard, ou un jambon cuit aux mogettes.