The wine region of Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits is located in the region of Côte de Nuits of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Villars Fontaine or the Château de Villars Fontaine produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Pinot blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits often reveals types of flavors of cream, plum or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of forest floor, sage or grass.
In the mouth of Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 365 estates and châteaux in the of Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, producing 600 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Having joined Domaine Barons de Rothschild in 1999, Congé has since held the role of oenologist and wine operations manager across Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Duhart Milon for over 22 years. He has now been appointed MD of Saint-Estèphe fourth growth Château Lafon-Rochet. He takes on his new role with immediate effect. Congé will work closely with Emmanuel Cruse, director of Vignobles Cruse-Lorenzetti, which acquired Château Lafon-Rochet from the Tesseron family last year. The appoint ...
Spanish police were investigating after thieves broke into the cellars of Michelin-starred Coque via a next-door property and stole prized bottles of wine from the top Madrid restaurant. Around 132 bottles have been taken, according to an initial count. The full value of the wines stolen was still being assessed but it was estimated to be at least €150,000, said Cristina Pérez Olmos, communications director for Coque. Some bottles had been in the cellars for many, many years and could be hard to ...
The Osborn family patriarch – known as d’Arry among friends, family and colleagues – was a popular statesman of the Australian wine trade. He was born on the estate in December 1926, the son of Helena d’Arenberg Osborn and Francis Ernest. The Osborns have tended vines on the South Australia property since 1912, and d’Arry joined the family business at the tender age of 16. Back then, Clydesdale horses did the work currently performed by a tractor and kerosene powered the motors and pumps. He had ...
