The best wines of Auxey-Duresses

Discover the best wines of Auxey-Duresses of Burgundy as well as the best winemakers of Auxey-Duresses and estates of Auxey-Duresses to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Auxey-Duresses and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Auxey-Duresses by region

Looking for a good wine of Auxey-Duresses of Burgundy among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Auxey-Duresses. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Auxey-Duresses with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Auxey-Duresses

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Auxey-Duresses

Red wines from the region of Auxey-Duresses go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baked lasagna, sarthe pot or venison leg with tomato sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Auxey-Duresses

On the nose the red wine of the region of Auxey-Duresses. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, butter or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, red cherry or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Auxey-Duresses. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Auxey-Duresses

  • 2006With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.97/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Auxey-Duresses

  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Auxey-Duresses

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Discovering the wine region of Auxey-Duresses

The wine region of Auxey-Duresses is located in the region of Côte de Beaune of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Dupont-Fahn or the Domaine Coche-Dury produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Auxey-Duresses are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Aligoté, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Auxey-Duresses often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, pineapple or tropical and sometimes also flavors of stone fruit, tropical fruit or honeysuckle.

In the mouth of Auxey-Duresses is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 165 estates and châteaux in the of Auxey-Duresses, producing 245 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Auxey-Duresses go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison).

Great white wines of Auxey-Duresses

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Auxey-Duresses

White wines from the region of Auxey-Duresses go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pasta alla norma, steamed salmon marinated in herbs or seafood pastilla.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Auxey-Duresses

On the nose the white wine of the region of Auxey-Duresses. often reveals types of flavors of cream, tropical fruit or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical, pear or brioche. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Auxey-Duresses. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Auxey-Duresses

  • 2004With an average score of 4.68/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.49/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.43/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.19/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Auxey-Duresses

  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Auxey-Duresses

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Discover the grape variety: Aligoté

Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.

Great sparkling wines of Auxey-Duresses

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Auxey-Duresses

Sparkling wines from the region of Auxey-Duresses go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Auxey-Duresses

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Auxey-Duresses. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Auxey-Duresses

  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Auxey-Duresses

  • Aligoté

The word of the wine: Cryptogamic

Refers to diseases transmitted to plants by a fungus.

Great pink wines of Auxey-Duresses

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Auxey-Duresses

Pink wines from the region of Auxey-Duresses go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of duck breast with pepper sauce, beef tagine with vegetables or provençal tart with rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Auxey-Duresses

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Auxey-Duresses. often reveals types of flavors of cream, oaky or butter and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, vanilla or stone.

The best vintages in pink wine of Auxey-Duresses

  • 2017With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Auxey-Duresses

  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Auxey-Duresses

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Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News from the vineyard of Auxey-Duresses

Chianti Classico DOCG raises the bar: Producers to add new subzone and Gran Selezione 

In 1932, the Italian government expanded the boundaries of Chianti to incorporate neighbouring territories where grapes and chianti-style wines had long been produced. And in 1967, four years after the enactment of the Italian DOC system (Denominazione di Origine Controllata), the first official Chianti DOC was created, including seven sub-zones: Colli Fiorentini, Colli Senesi, Rùfina, Colli Aretini, Colline Pisane and Montalbano, plus the original Chianti Classico. The entire area was elevated ...

Drinks industry ramps up efforts to raise money in aid of Ukraine crisis

In addition to the fine wine auctions reported on previously by Decanter, further initiatives have been set up to raise money for those in crisis. UK-based wine importer Les Caves de Pyrene has been helping to relocate families fleeing from war-torn Ukraine and settle them in safe havens across Europe, in accommodation provided by the importer’s European winemakers. To help cover the logistical costs of relocating families, the importer has announced it will hold a fundraising auction and charit ...

NZ winery uses terroir ‘fingerprint’ to verify fine wine origin

North Canterbury-based Pyramid Valley has formed a partnership with fellow New Zealand firm Oritain, which specialises in proving the origin of different products, and said the group’s ability to ‘fingerprint’ vineyard terroir offers a way to guarantee the provenance of its fine wines. Both partners suggested the system could contribute to preventing fine wine fraud more generally, but it’s early days. Wines in Pyramid Valley’s 2020-vintage Botanicals Collection, featuring Pinot Noir and Chardon ...

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