The wine region of Santenay Premier Cru is located in the region of Santenay of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Les Frères Muzard or the Domaine Joseph Drouhin produce mainly wines red, white and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santenay Premier Cru are Pinot noir et Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santenay Premier Cru often reveals types of flavors of earth, red cherry or forest floor and sometimes also flavors of plum, cheese or vegetal.
In the mouth of Santenay Premier Cru is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 48 estates and châteaux in the of Santenay Premier Cru, producing 73 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santenay Premier Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
wines from the region of Santenay Premier Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with cider, pork tenderloin with mushroom sauce or rabbit with leeks.
On the nose in the region of Santenay Premier Cru often reveals types of flavors of butter, minerality or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth in the region of Santenay Premier Cru is a with a nice freshness.
