The wine region of Saint-Romain is located in the region of Côte de Beaune of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine David Moret-Nomine or the Domaine de Chassorney produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Romain are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Romain often reveals types of flavors of cream, lemon curd or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, strawberries or leather.
In the mouth of Saint-Romain is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 190 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Romain, producing 269 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Romain 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.
wines from the region of Saint-Romain go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of gratin of coquillettes with ham, tunisian sandwich or hake with small shrimps for cookeo.
On the nose in the region of Saint-Romain often reveals types of flavors of cream, lemon curd or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, strawberries or leather. In the mouth in the region of Saint-Romain is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Bordeaux’s administrative court of appeal has effectively validated the St-Emilion 2012 Classification after rejecting long-standing complaints from three châteaux. France’s national appellation body, INAO, said the decision upholds an original court ruling from 2015. It added the complainants still have two months in which to appeal the judgement, however. Legal challenges to the St-Emilion 2012 Classification have been a feature of the past decade in Bordeaux. INAO said it was ‘reassured’ by t ...
Total sales at the Hospices de Nuits-St-Georges 2022 auction reached €2.49m ($2.74m) from 109 ‘pièces‘ of wines from the Burgundy 2021 vintage, said organisers. Held on Sunday 20 March, sales rose by nearly 30% on last year’s auction, which hit €1.9m from 114 pièces of 2020-vintage wines. One pièce is equivalent to 288 bottles. Sales were €1.6m back in 2020, and this year’s record total is more evidence of Burgundy’s strong momentum on the fine wine market. It also suggests the annua ...
The deal includes 34.5ha under vine in the heart of the mountainous Bannockburn sub-region. It is mainly planted with Pinot Noir, but there are pockets of Chardonnay and Riesling too. Sir Clifford Skeggs, a Kiwi businesmman, and Lady Marie Skeggs purchased the land for Akarua in 1995, and planting began the following year. The first wines were bottled from the 1999 vintage. Akarua is now firmly established as one of the largest family-owned operations in Central Otago, and its 100% estate-grown ...
