The best wines of Mercurey
Discover the best wines of Mercurey as well as the best winemakers of Mercurey and estates of Mercurey to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Mercurey and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Looking for a good wine of Mercurey among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Mercurey. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Mercurey with technical and enological descriptions.
Want to buy a red wine of Mercurey cheap or sell a red wine of Mercurey at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
Red wines from the region of Mercurey go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, roast veal with black olives or quinoa patties with courgettes and fresh goat cheese.
On the nose the red wine of the region of Mercurey. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, coffee or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of pear, lemon or apricot. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Mercurey. is a with a nice freshness.
A wine route planned in the region of Mercurey? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Mercurey.
The wine region of Mercurey is located in the region of Côte Chalonnaise of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine François Raquillet or the Domaine Michel Juillot produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mercurey are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mercurey often reveals types of flavors of non oak, green pear or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of tomatoes, white pepper or cassis.
In the mouth of Mercurey is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 310 estates and châteaux in the of Mercurey, producing 545 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mercurey go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Want to buy a white wine of Mercurey cheap or sell a white wine of Mercurey at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.
White wines from the region of Mercurey go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of lasagne with salmon, goat cheese and spinach, hard-boiled eggs and gourmet muffins or natural breton lobster.
On the nose the white wine of the region of Mercurey. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, non oak or stone fruit and sometimes also flavors of flint, grass or nutty. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Mercurey. is a .
A wine route planned in the region of Mercurey? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Mercurey.
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.
Claude took over Champagne Taittinger, which was founded by his father Pierre Taittinger in 1932, in 1960 following the death of his brother, François. He served first as managing director and then president of the company until 2005. During his tenure, he grew Champagne Taittinger from a niche label into a brand with international scale. Moreover, as one of the pioneers of the broader Champagne category’s international success during the 20th century, Claude has been credited with taking France ...
Latour was the 11th generation of his family to lead Maison Louis Latour (and the seventh named Louis Latour). The house of Latour was formally founded in 1797, although the roots go back to the first vineyards purchased in 1731 by Denis Latour. The Latour family originally worked as coopers, and Denis’ son Jean moved to Aloxe-Corton to set up an independent cooperage and later to found Maison Louis Latour, naming the business after his son. The house of Latour remains closely associated with th ...
The situation has been developing for a long time. But the potentially explosive elements are growing in intensity and coming together as if by some invisible magnetic force. In 2011, Regulation No. 1169 (which amended earlier regulations going back to 2006) was adopted in European Parliament calling for a system to provide food nutrition information to consumers. Shortly thereafter, the French Ministry of Health instructed Santé Publique France, the national public health agency, to create a co ...