Top 100 wines of Marsannay
Discover the top 100 best wines of Marsannay of Côte de Nuits as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Marsannay and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Marsannay
The wine region of Marsannay is located in the region of Côte de Nuits of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Denis Mortet or the Domaine Coillot produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Marsannay are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Marsanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Marsannay often reveals types of flavors of cherry, balsamic or stone fruit and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, perfume or dried fruit.
In the mouth of Marsannay is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 132 estates and châteaux in the of Marsannay, producing 362 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Marsannay go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
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.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Marsannay
wines from the region of Marsannay go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tanjia, veal with chestnut and pietra (corsican beer) or garbure landaise.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Marsannay
On the nose in the region of Marsannay often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cedar or blueberry and sometimes also flavors of perfume, dried fruit or prune. In the mouth in the region of Marsannay is a with a nice freshness.
News from the vineyard of Marsannay
Andrew Jefford: ‘Rosé, for the time being, is a pretty babble’
Many wine styles can seem perplexing at first: imagine the first bottle of Barolo if you only know Barossa Shiraz, or the first bottle of Jura Savagnin if you were brought up on California Chardonnay. With time, thought and repeated tasting, though, comes understanding. You learn each wine’s syntax and lexicon, its hints and inferences. You grasp the ways in which each style communicates. Its beauty dawns, then grows. Rosé wine sales grew 23% worldwide between 2002 and 2019. Its fuel has come fr ...
Sale of six-litre DRC wine ‘rescinded’ amid counterfeit concerns
Acker announced in September that it had sold a six-litre bottle of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti’s (DRC) ‘Romanée-Conti’ 2002 at a Hong Kong auction for nearly HK$3.1m (US$398,400). However, it’s understood that the sale of the bottle was subsequently cancelled. Doubts about the wine’s authenticity have been raised by lawyer and wine fraud expert Don Cornwell on the Wine Beserkers website. He also expressed concerns about another wine, a six-litre bottle of DRC Romanée-Conti 2000, which was origi ...
Best wine gifts for Christmas 2021: A Decanter guide
If you’re still on the hunt for presents, see these great wine gifts selected by the Decanter team for Christmas 2021, covering a wide range of budgets and options. Best wine gifts for Christmas 2021 Waste Cork Wine Cooler Price: £75 Available at: Very Good & Proper During the production of wine corks, some 25% of the raw material is wasted. This innovative wine cooler, designed in collaboration with London-based architecture practice Mowat & Company, repurposes the cork waste by ...