Top 100 wines of Bouzéron
Discover the top 100 best wines of Bouzéron of Côte Chalonnaise as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Bouzéron and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Bouzéron
The wine region of Bouzéron is located in the region of Côte Chalonnaise of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jean-Claude Ramonet or the Louis Jadot - Domaine Gagey produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bouzéron are Aligoté, Chardonnay and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bouzéron often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, chalk or toasty and sometimes also flavors of brioche, almonds or cheese.
In the mouth of Bouzéron is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 52 estates and châteaux in the of Bouzéron, producing 68 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bouzéron go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
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.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Bouzéron
wines from the region of Bouzéron go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of rigatoni with courgettes and tomatoes, sea bream with sweet spices or aïoli.
News from the vineyard of Bouzéron
Best English rosés for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Pale salmon in colour, a basket full of freshly-picked summer berries backed by the tell-tale, mouth-watering English acidity – these pink delights are wines made for summer and glorious celebrations. In fact, rosé is likely to become ‘one of the most important styles made in Britain over the next 10 to 20 years,’ as Oz Clark put it in his 2020 book on English wines*. The top examples of English sparkling rosés tend to be made mainly from the red Champagne grapes using the traditional method, wi ...
Proposal to grant Rioja Alavesa wineries greater autonomy withdrawn
Last week, Basque National Party (PNV) spokesperson Aitor Esteban announced the withdrawal of a bill that, if passed, would have granted Basque winemakers of the Rioja Alavesa region greater autonomy. A proposal to establish a breakout Viñedos de Álava DO for Rioja’s Basque enclave was originally launched in 2016 by the Association of Rioja Alavesa Producers (ABRA), which represents over 100 local wineries. While a number of Basque producers continue to battle for the creation of an entirely sep ...
The Macallan launches 81-year-old whisky
The spirit was filled into a single ex-Sherry cask at the Speyside distillery in 1940, shortly before The Second World War forced The Macallan to close for the first time in its history. Bottled at 41.6% abv, only 288 decanters are available worldwide, featuring eye-catching packaging: a mouth-blown glass decanter sitting on a bronze sculpture of three hands, created by Scottish artist Saskia Robinson. The hands represent the distillery workers of 1940 who made the whisky; former Macallan chairm ...