Discover the top 100 best wines of Auxey-Duresses of Côte de Beaune as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Auxey-Duresses and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discreet Cote de Beaune village west of Meursault: Pinot Noir reigns in red (~2/3) — ruby robe with notes of blueberry, blackcurrant, blackberry, redcurrant, raspberry, cherry, peony and smoke, signature tannic structure more solid and masculine evoking a light Pommard, ageing 5-10 years. Chardonnay as refined white complement (pale straw, fresh almond, hawthorn, citrus, reinette, biscuit and fine minerality). AOC (1937), 9 Premiers Crus, marl-limestone south slopes.
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.
wines from the region of Auxey-Duresses go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of bigos (polish sauerkraut with paprika), pork colombo or baked leg of daguet or roe deer.
On the nose in the region of Auxey-Duresses often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, leather or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio. In the mouth in the region of Auxey-Duresses is a powerful with a nice freshness.
