The wine region of Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is located in the region of Chassagne-Montrachet of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard or the Domaine Roger Belland produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru are Chardonnay et Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oil or toasty and sometimes also flavors of almonds, flint or orange.
In the mouth of Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 22 estates and châteaux in the of Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, producing 23 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
The voice drops a little; the tone grows more reverential. Everyone knows; everyone understands. There will be wry allusions to a quest, perhaps even the grail. Sacrifice is expected en route; failure (always forgiven: a badge of honour) beckons on every side. Kitted up, your hopes armour-plated? I might be talking about planting vines on a cleared slope, or simply about taking the corkscrew to a ridiculously expensive bottle of wine, but you all know by now what’s meant. Pinot Noir. ‘Pinotism’ ...
The situation has been developing for a long time. But the potentially explosive elements are growing in intensity and coming together as if by some invisible magnetic force. In 2011, Regulation No. 1169 (which amended earlier regulations going back to 2006) was adopted in European Parliament calling for a system to provide food nutrition information to consumers. Shortly thereafter, the French Ministry of Health instructed Santé Publique France, the national public health agency, to create a co ...
Emmanuelle Verset is the sixth generation to make wine in her family, and represents the E in Domaine A&E Verset. The A is for Alain, her father. She took over from him in 2016 at the age of 24, and is one of the few female winemakers in Cornas. The Verset name runs deep in this part of the Rhône. You might have heard of Noël Verset (1919 – 2015), whose bottles are highly sought-after today – Noël was Alain’s uncle. Scroll down to see Matt Walls tasting notes and scores for six Domaine A& ...
