Top 100 red wines of Bugey
Discover the top 100 best red wines of Bugey of Bugey as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Bugey and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Bugey
AOC of Ain between Jura and Savoie, 60% sparkling. Cerdon as star: ancestral-method sparkling rosé Gamay + Poulsard, with signature notes of strawberry, raspberry, grenadine, flowers and an English-candy touch, fine bubbles and lightly alcoholic palate — the festive springtime apéritif. Whites lively Chardonnay, taut Jacquère (white flowers, lemon), floral Roussette. Gamay, Pinot Noir reds, peppery Mondeuse.
Alpine climate, limestone soils. Fresh refreshing wines.
Discover the grape variety: Aligoté
Lively, taut whites with chiselled acidity and an airy palate, with aromas of lemon, green apple, white flowers, fresh almond and chalky notes. Typically saline finish. Star of Bouzeron AOC (the only single-variety aligoté appellation) and Bourgogne Aligoté AOC. Also used in Crémant de Bourgogne and the iconic kir cocktail (with blackcurrant liqueur). Historic Burgundian variety, a cross of pinot noir × gouais blanc, half-sibling of chardonnay.
Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Bugey
red wines from the region of Bugey go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of simple baked roast beef, mouse of lamb with thyme or traditional flemish carbonades.
Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Bugey
On the nose in the region of Bugey often reveals types of flavors of cranberry, earth or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, strawberries or non oak.
