Discover the top 100 best white wines of Saint-Romain of Côte de Beaune as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Saint-Romain and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Perched appellation in the heights of the Côte de Beaune (>300 m): Chardonnay signature as king white — golden robe with green hints and signature mineral profile with notes of white flowers (acacia, hawthorn, lime), citrus and a flint touch, lively palate becoming unctuous with age. Pinot Noir as fresh elegant red (black cherry, redcurrant, raspberry, smoked spices, fine tannins). AOC (1947), ~110 ha, marl-limestone slopes, fresh semi-continental climate.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
white 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 pasta à la forestière (chanterelles), skate wings with capers or pageot.
On the nose in the region of Saint-Romain often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, butter or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth in the region of Saint-Romain is a powerful with a nice freshness.
