Top 100 wines of Vougeot - Page 3
Discover the top 100 best wines of Vougeot of Côte de Nuits as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Vougeot and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Vougeot
Communal AOC of the Côte de Nuits in Côte-d'Or (hillside 240–265 m below Clos de Vougeot, clay-limestone marl soils, cool oceanic with continental influences): Pinot Noir is the almost exclusive signature red — profile combining power and elegance with red and black fruits, violet and spices, firm tannic structure and excellent ageing potential. Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc for rare, refined whites. 4 Premiers Crus, ~2/3 reds, 85% in Premier Cru.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Vougeot
wines from the region of Vougeot go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed peppers, veal with chestnut and pietra (corsican beer) or rabbit in white wine (casserole).
