The best wines of Bugey

Discover the best wines of Bugey of Savoie as well as the best winemakers of Bugey and estates of Bugey to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Bugey and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Bugey by region

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

Great red wines of Bugey

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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 roasted fillet of beef with parsley, sauté of veal with olives (corsica) or grandma's chicken casserole.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Bugey

On the nose the red wine of the region of Bugey. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

The best vintages in red wine of Bugey

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.79/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Bugey

  • Pinot Noir
  • Mondeuse Noire
  • Gamay

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Bugey

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

Discovering the wine region of Bugey

Bugey is a wine region in the Ain department of eastern France. The Bugey appellation covers red, white, rosé and Sparkling wines from a range of Grape varieties. The more specific Roussette du Bugey appellation applies to the Rich white wines produced in the region from the Altesse grape. The area covers the Southern limits of the Jura mountain range, which also includes the Jura wine region to the North.

The Rhône River loops around the southern end of Bugey, before flowing south to join the famous Rhône vineyards. Lyon is some 50 kilometres to the west, and the Alpine vineyards of Savoy are directly to the east. Although not technically linked to French wine law, Bugey is often grouped with Savoie. They are close both geographically and in terms of the styles of wine produced.

Great white wines of Bugey

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Bugey

White wines from the region of Bugey go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of coconut beans, english tuna croque-monsieur or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Bugey

On the nose the white wine of the region of Bugey. often reveals types of flavors of minerality, pear or honey and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal.

The best vintages in white wine of Bugey

  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.83/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Bugey

  • Chardonnay
  • Altesse
  • Roussette D'Ayze

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Bugey

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

Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse blanche

Haute-Savoie finds in Mondeuse blanche one of the oldest grape varieties planted in its vineyards. It can be found throughout Savoie and Ain, although its cultivation is not very well developed. Barely 5 hectares of vineyards are planted with this variety. It is known by other names such as savouette, dongine, couilleri or aigre blanc. Mondeuse blanche can be recognized by the downy appearance of its young shoots bearing very tan leaves, reminiscent of spider webs. The leaf blade tends to lose its tan appearance as it ages, while the 5 lobes are clearly defined. Mondeuse blanche produces bunches of grapes that give a wine with good acidity and a long shelf life, which can be kept for up to thirty years. They appear compact, cylindrical and winged. The juicy, sweet and crunchy berries ripen in the second late season. The golden yellow or green skin is quite strong, covering an ovoid or spherical fruit of medium size.

Great sparkling wines of Bugey

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Bugey

Sparkling wines from the region of Bugey go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue, thai shrimp sauce or ravioli with 2 cheeses.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Bugey

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Bugey. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or minerality and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Bugey

  • N.V.With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.01/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Bugey

  • Gamay
  • Poulsard
  • Altesse
  • Mondeuse Blanche
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Bugey

A wine route planned in the region of Bugey? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Bugey.

The word of the wine: ODG

Organisation for the defence and management of wine, set up following the reform of the "syndicats de crus". The ODG is the collective organisation responsible for the defence and management of a product under an official sign of identification and quality and between wine appellations.

Great pink wines of Bugey

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Bugey

Pink wines from the region of Bugey go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, bocconcini (veal rolls with ham and comté) or ham with leek fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Bugey

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Bugey. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, apricot or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Bugey

  • N.V.With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Bugey

  • Gamay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Poulsard
  • Pinot Gris
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Bugey

A wine route planned in the region of Bugey? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Bugey.

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 sweet wines of Bugey

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Bugey

Sweet wines from the region of Bugey go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pizza calzone with ham and mushrooms, chinchards with white wine and grapes or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Bugey

  • Chardonnay
  • Mondeuse Noire

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Bugey

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

The word of the wine: Naturé

See savagnin.

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