The best wines of Santenay Premier Cru

Discover the best wines of Santenay Premier Cru of Burgundy as well as the best winemakers of Santenay Premier Cru and estates of Santenay Premier Cru to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Santenay Premier Cru and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Santenay Premier Cru by region

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

Great red wines of Santenay Premier Cru

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Santenay Premier Cru

Red wines from the region of Santenay Premier Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of german recipe for marinated meat: sauerbraten, beef mironton or rabbit with cider and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Santenay Premier Cru

On the nose the red wine of the region of Santenay Premier Cru. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, spices or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Santenay Premier Cru. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Santenay Premier Cru

  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.93/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Santenay Premier Cru

  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Santenay Premier Cru

A wine route planned in the region of Santenay Premier Cru? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Santenay Premier Cru.

Discovering the wine region of Santenay Premier Cru

The wine region of Santenay Premier Cru is located in the region of Santenay of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Les Frères Muzard or the Domaine Joseph Drouhin produce mainly wines red, white and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santenay Premier Cru are Pinot noir et Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santenay Premier Cru often reveals types of flavors of earth, red cherry or forest floor and sometimes also flavors of plum, cheese or vegetal.

In the mouth of Santenay Premier Cru is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 48 estates and châteaux in the of Santenay Premier Cru, producing 73 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santenay Premier Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Great white wines of Santenay Premier Cru

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Santenay Premier Cru

White wines from the region of Santenay Premier Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pasta with porcini mushrooms, tagliatelle courgette salmon from cécile and lisa or waterzooï of the sea.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Santenay Premier Cru

On the nose the white wine of the region of Santenay Premier Cru. often reveals types of flavors of butter, lemon or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Santenay Premier Cru. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Santenay Premier Cru

  • 2015With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.05/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Santenay Premier Cru

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Santenay Premier Cru

A wine route planned in the region of Santenay Premier Cru? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Santenay Premier Cru.

    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.

    Great other wines of Santenay Premier Cru

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    Food and wine pairing with a other wine of Santenay Premier Cru

    Other wines from the region of Santenay Premier Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of wild boar with honey, small stuffed provençal dishes or aiguillette of duck normandy style.

    The most used grape varieties in other wine of Santenay Premier Cru

    • Pinot Noir

    The word of the wine: Grand Cru

    In Burgundy, the fourth and final level of classification (above the regional, communal and premier cru appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited plots of land (the climats) whose name alone constitutes the appellation. The climats classified as Grand Cru are 32 in the Côte d'Or plus one in Chablis which is divided into 7 distinct climats. Representing barely 1.5% of the production, the Grand Crus are the aristocracy of Burgundy wines.