Top 100 red wines of Chorey-lès-Beaune

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

Discovering the wine region of Chorey-lès-Beaune

The wine region of Chorey-lès-Beaune is located in the region of Côte de Beaune of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Michel Gay & Fils or the Domaine Tollot-Beaut produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chorey-lès-Beaune are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chorey-lès-Beaune often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, floral or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of chalk, non oak or earth.

In the mouth of Chorey-lès-Beaune is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 158 estates and châteaux in the of Chorey-lès-Beaune, producing 214 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Chorey-lès-Beaune go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Chorey-lès-Beaune

red wines from the region of Chorey-lès-Beaune go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bobotie, orloff roast or alsatian wine pie.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Chorey-lès-Beaune

On the nose in the region of Chorey-lès-Beaune often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, black fruit or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of chalk, non oak or earth. In the mouth in the region of Chorey-lès-Beaune is a with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of Chorey-lès-Beaune

Chateau St. Jean in Sonoma sold to Foley Family Wines

Foley Family Wines has returned to the acquisition trail in California by announcing its acquisition of Sonoma’s Chateau St. Jean from the Americas division of Treasury Wine Estates, owner of Penfolds in Australia. Foley said it ‘plans to restore the winery to its former glory’. A fee for the deal was not disclosed, but the purchase includes the historic 1920s chateau building, a 6,000-square-foot visitor centre, a winery facility and almost 32 hectares (79 acres) of estate vineyards. Fole ...

Plans for first Campbeltown distillery in 180 years revealed

R&B Distillers, operator of the Isle of Raasay Distillery, plans to open The Machrihanish Distillery at Dhurrie Farm, Machrihanish, as a ‘farm-to-bottle’ single malt distillery, along with a visitor centre and whisky club. The company aims to make Machrihanish a sustainable, net-zero distillery that uses no fossil fuels in its production, as well as using biological farming practices to create greater biodiversity on the adjacent farmland. Plans are expected to be finalised during 2022, with ...

Port Ellen and Brora casks to be auctioned by Sotheby’s

Part of the auction house’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the sale runs until next Tuesday, 14 June, and also includes one-off collaborations with artist Ini Archibong and photographer Trey Ratcliff. The two refill American oak hogshead casks, supplied from Diageo’s Casks of Distinction VIP private cask purchase programme, both have pre-sale estimates of £700,000-1.2m. The Port Ellen cask was filled on 15 February 1979, has a current strength of 52.9% abv and is estimated to hold 102 bottles. T ...

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