Top 100 wines of Tonnerre
Discover the top 100 best wines of Tonnerre of Chablis as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Tonnerre and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Tonnerre
AOC Bourgogne geographic appellation in the Yonne (6 communes around Tonnerre: Dannemoine, Épineuil, Junay, Molosmes, Vézinnes; vineyards at 180–250 m south-west facing, Kimmeridgian and Portlandian fossiliferous marl-limestone soils): Chardonnay is the exclusive signature white — delicate and mineral with white flower aromas, white-flesh fruits (pear, apple), an iodine tension characteristic of Kimmeridgian limestone, freshness preserved by cool continental nights.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Tonnerre
wines from the region of Tonnerre go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fillet of beef in a foie gras and truffle crust, roast pork with onions and honey or magret with pepper.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Tonnerre
On the nose in the region of Tonnerre often reveals types of flavors of leather, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, cherry or strawberries. In the mouth in the region of Tonnerre is a with a nice freshness.
