The wine region of Côte de Beaune Villages is located in the region of Côte de Beaune of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Olivier Leflaive or the Domaine Bouchard Aîné & Fils produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côte de Beaune Villages are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côte de Beaune Villages often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black currant or grass and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or baking spice.
In the mouth of Côte de Beaune Villages is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 121 estates and châteaux in the of Côte de Beaune Villages, producing 128 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côte de Beaune Villages go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
As a wine critic, witnessing a relatively unknown estate rise up and receive the recognition it deserves can be a bittersweet feeling. From a purely selfish point of view, you watch the prices rise inexorably so you can no longer afford to drink wines from that estate as often as you once did. But primarily you’re delighted for the owners and for those who have discovered their wines. Scroll down for Matt Walls’ tasting notes and scores for five vintages of Domaine Gonon St-Joseph {"c ...
At the 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards, the world’s largest wine competition saw its biggest year to date, with 18,094 wines tasted from 56 countries. Over 15 consecutive days in June 2021, almost 170 expert wine judges, including 44 Masters of Wine and 11 Master Sommeliers, awarded 50 Best in Show, 179 Platinum, 635 Gold, 5,607 Silver and 8,332 Bronze medals. Join Decanter at our Fine Wine Encounter NYC this June, where you will have the opportunity to sample 23 of these top awarded Gold, Plati ...
Strong demand for Château Lynch-Bages wines from collectors in Europe, US and Asia helped ensure all 342 lots in the London-based auction were sold, said Sotheby’s. Total sales at the 25 March event hit £877,826 ($1.16m), eclipsing a pre-sale high estimate of just under £700,000. It’s another sign of a strong auction market, and of Lynch-Bages’ popularity; this Pauillac-based Bordeaux estate owned by the Cazes family has long been known for punching above its fifth growth status in the 1855 Clas ...
