Top 100 red wines of Beaune Premier Cru - Page 2

Discover the top 100 best red wines of Beaune Premier Cru of Côte de Beaune as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Beaune Premier Cru and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Beaune Premier Cru

The wine region of Beaune Premier Cru is located in the region of Beaune of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Hospices de Beaune or the Domaine Chanson produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Beaune Premier Cru are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Beaune Premier Cru often reveals types of flavors of butter, chocolate or mocha and sometimes also flavors of cocoa, apricot or blueberry.

In the mouth of Beaune Premier Cru is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 100 estates and châteaux in the of Beaune Premier Cru, producing 229 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Beaune Premier Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

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 red wine of Beaune Premier Cru

red wines from the region of Beaune Premier Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, veal chops au gratin or roast wild boar with beer.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Beaune Premier Cru

On the nose in the region of Beaune Premier Cru often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, oaky or butter and sometimes also flavors of clove, red cherry or floral. In the mouth in the region of Beaune Premier Cru is a with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of Beaune Premier Cru

Fine wine market breaks records in 2021, says Liv-ex

Prices in the fine wine market have been increasing across all major regions in 2021, according to a new report by Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. Its Liv-ex 1000 index, tracking some of the world’s most sought-after wines, rose by 2.4% in November to reach a new all-time high. The index, seen as an important bellwether for secondary market trading, has been rising consistently for about 18 months. ‘All previous records set in 2020 have been broken and surpassed in 2021, markin ...

Burgundy 2022 harvest: winemaker optimism running high

It’s expected the Burgundy 2022 harvest will be bigger than the region’s five-year average, France’s agriculture ministry said this month, also noting the healthy state of vineyards in the area. Final figures on yields are not yet available, but suggestions the 2022 harvest could represent a rebound from the historically low 2021 crop could be welcome among wine lovers and producers alike. This week, it was also announced that the 162nd Hospices de Beaune auction, co-hosted by ...

Parts of Pouilly-Loché and Pouilly-Vinzelles set to obtain premier cru status

French national appellation authority (INAO) representative Alexis Sannier told decanter.com that a committee had ‘validated’ in September their ‘admissibility as premier cru climats and commissioned a group of experts to determine their delimitation’. Official recognition for 2024 ‘seems realistic’, he said. The request for the four climats – Les Mûres in Pouilly-Loché and Les Quarts, Les Longeays, and Les Pétaux in Pouilly-Vinzelles, which account for about one-third of 84 hectares from the tw ...

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