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.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
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 picadillo, escalope cordon bleu or duckling with bigarrade.
On the nose in the region of Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, pepper or non oak. In the mouth in the region of Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains is a with a nice freshness.
