Top 100 wines of Mercurey
Discover the top 100 best wines of Mercurey of Côte Chalonnaise as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Mercurey and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Mercurey
Red capital of the Côte chalonnaise: signature Pinot Noir as king red (~80%) - deep ruby with notes of cherry, raspberry, blackcurrant and violet, evolving to leather, undergrowth and spices with ageing, structured tannins and a fleshy finish, fine ageing aptitude. Chardonnay in ample whites (citrus, white flowers, almond, brioche). AOC (1936), ~640 ha over Mercurey and Saint-Martin-sous-Montaigu, limestone marls, 32 Premiers Crus (Clos du Roi, Clos l'Évêque).
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Mercurey
wines from the region of Mercurey go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef pot au feu (grandma's style), andouillette de troyes with chaource sauce or garbure landaise.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Mercurey
On the nose in the region of Mercurey often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus, minerality or earth. In the mouth in the region of Mercurey is a with a nice freshness.
