The wine region of Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru is located in the region of Chassagne-Montrachet of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Joseph Drouhin or the Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru are Chardonnay et Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru often reveals types of flavors of tropical, rhubarb or floral and sometimes also flavors of melon, mango or yeast.
In the mouth of Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 65 estates and châteaux in the of Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru, producing 141 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
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.
red wines from the region of Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of thai beef curry, veal escalope with lemon sauce or duck with orange.
On the nose in the region of Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru often reveals types of flavors of earth, apples or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of pineapple, rhubarb or banana. In the mouth in the region of Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru is a with a nice freshness.
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