The best wines of Château-Chalon

Discover the best wines of Château-Chalon of Jura as well as the best winemakers of Château-Chalon and estates of Château-Chalon to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Château-Chalon and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Château-Chalon by region

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

Great red wines of Château-Chalon

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Château-Chalon

Red wines from the region of Château-Chalon go well with generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, poultry or mushrooms such as recipes of celery, apple and comté salad for kids, coconut curry cauliflower in the cookeo or wild boar stew in burgundy style.

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Château-Chalon

  • Savagnin

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Château-Chalon

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Discovering the wine region of Château-Chalon

The wine region of Château-Chalon is located in the region of Côtes du Jura of Jura of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jean Macle or the Domaine Bénédicte et Stéphane Tissot produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Château-Chalon are Pinot noir et Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Château-Chalon often reveals types of flavors of smoke, vanilla or citrus and sometimes also flavors of minerality, apricot or ginger.

In the mouth of Château-Chalon is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 33 estates and châteaux in the of Château-Chalon, producing 38 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Château-Chalon go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, mature and hard cheese or poultry.

Great white wines of Château-Chalon

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Château-Chalon

White wines from the region of Château-Chalon go well with generally quite well with dishes of poultry, mature and hard cheese or mushrooms such as recipes of chicken chawarma, high savoyard chicken ! or pasta with neapolitan sauce and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Château-Chalon

On the nose the white wine of the region of Château-Chalon. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, apples or earthy and sometimes also flavors of green apple, licorice or mushroom. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Château-Chalon. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Château-Chalon

  • 1995With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1986With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.37/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Château-Chalon

  • Savagnin
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Château-Chalon

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Discover the grape variety: Savagnin

Savagnin is a white grape variety originating from the Austrian Tyrol. It arrived in Franche Comté and quickly became the flagship variety of the Jura. Cousin of the gewurztraminer, it gives small white bunches. Its berries have a thick skin which resists well to grey rot and to diseases in general. Savagnin thrives on marl soils and is a very aromatic grape variety. It is used in the elaboration of yellow wine, the AOC Château-Châlon is the most representative. This grape variety also produces vin de paille which is a sweet wine for which the ripe grapes are dried on a bed of straw for at least 6 weeks before being pressed. The best known AOC straw wines are: Arbois, Côtes-du-Jura and Etoile. Savagnin is also used to make Macvin du Jura, a liqueur wine, and to make Crémants du Jura.White wines made from Savagnin have great aging potential. They have a powerful and complex aroma with notes of walnut, almonds, hazelnuts, flowers, honey and green apple.

Great sweet wines of Château-Chalon

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Château-Chalon

Sweet wines from the region of Château-Chalon go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, mature and hard cheese or poultry such as recipes of moroccan chicken tagine, truffle with cantal and saint-nectaire cheese or chicken colombo (west indies).

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Château-Chalon

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Château-Chalon. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cheese or honey and sometimes also flavors of walnut, non oak or earth. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Château-Chalon. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Château-Chalon

  • 1990With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1992With an average score of 4.34/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1986With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Château-Chalon

  • Savagnin
  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Château-Chalon

A wine route planned in the region of Château-Chalon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Château-Chalon.

The word of the wine: Grand cru classé

In the Bordeaux region, this refers to certain châteaux in the Médoc and also in Saint-Émilion which are classified.

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