The Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains rouge is a Dry red wine. It falls into the category of still wine. It is produced in the Vineyards of Burgundy, in the east of France and more precisely in the wine regions of Chablis, Côte de nuits, Côte de Beaune, Côte Chalonnaise and Mâcon. Administratively, it can be produced in the departments of Côte-d'Or, Yonne, Saône-et-Loire and Rhône.
Its vineyard benefits from a temperate-oceanic and semi-continental Climate and a Terroir made of clay-limestone soil. The main Grape varieties used to make Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains red wine are: Gamay N, Pinot N. The Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains red has the French label AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée) as well as the European label AOP (Appellation d'Origine Protégée). This wine comes under the Generic appellation Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains.
Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
red wines from the region of Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew with white wine, veal chop with mushrooms or stuffed rabbit in the oven.
On the nose in the region of Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains often reveals types of flavors of cherry, floral or blueberry and sometimes also flavors of pomegranate, dried fruit or plum. In the mouth in the region of Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains is a with a nice freshness.
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