Top 100 wines of Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru - Page 2

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

Discovering the wine region of Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru

The wine region of Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru is located in the region of Puligny-Montrachet of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Leflaive or the Domaine Lucien le Moine produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Puligny-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 Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru often reveals types of flavors of non oak, dried fruit or tropical and sometimes also flavors of earthy, caramel or brioche.

In the mouth of Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 51 estates and châteaux in the of Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru, producing 119 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru

wines from the region of Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of goat cheese and spinach lasagne, salmon steaks with cream sauce or shrimp in coconut milk.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru

On the nose in the region of Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru often reveals types of flavors of non oak, saline or stone and sometimes also flavors of almonds, vegetal or vanilla. In the mouth in the region of Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru is a powerful with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru

Annual Christie’s sale of DWWA wines fetches more than £53,000 for charity

Taking place on the 1st December at Christie’s London headquarters, the auction was made up of 87 lots which opened the Finest and Rarest Wines & Spirits auction. Bidding took place in the spectacular auction room where a selection of DWWA award winners was also available to taste before and throughout the auction. The DWWA auction attracted buyers from all over the world, across four continents. The rise and rise of Burgundy As noted by Christie’s wine specialist and auctioneer Charlie Fole ...

Rare Glen Grant whisky sells for record-breaking HK$937,500

A rare bottle of Gordon & MacPhail’s Glen Grant 72-year-old whisky has broken its own previous auction world record in a sale at Bonham’s Hong Kong on 20 May. The single bottle sold for HK$937,500 (US$120,000/£95,403) including buyer’s premium. This figure is more than double the price a bottle of the same whisky sold for at a Bonham’s Hong Kong sale in January 2021 (HK$421,600). Distilled by Speyside producer Glen Grant in 1948, the rare single malt was ​​created by independent Scotch bottl ...

Decanter magazine latest issue: May 2022

Inside the May 2022 issue of Decanter Magazine: FEATURES: The new ‘Super-Italians’ Michaela Morris, Richard Baudains, Aldo Fiordelli and Susan Hulme MW highlight 12 innovative wines opening the door to Italy’s future Campania: 20 top Fiano & Greco dry whites selected by James Button Sicily: sustainability driving change Filippo Bartolotta Brunello di Montalcino latest releases: 2017 and Riserva 2016 Michaela Morris Regional profile: Lugana Richard Baudains California: the Italian influence C ...