The Château d'Etroyes of Mercurey of Burgundy

Château d'Etroyes - Bourgogne Aligoté
The winery offers 34 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 16 of the estates of Burgundy.
It is located in Mercurey in the region of Burgundy

The Château d'Etroyes is one of the world's great estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in of Mercurey to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château d'Etroyes wines

Looking for the best Château d'Etroyes wines in Mercurey among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château d'Etroyes wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château d'Etroyes wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château d'Etroyes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château d'Etroyes

How Château d'Etroyes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of farfalle with gorgonzola, coulibiac of salmon or paella for dummies (simple and delicious).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château d'Etroyes

On the nose the white wine of Château d'Etroyes. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or lemon and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Château d'Etroyes. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château d'Etroyes

  • 2015With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château d'Etroyes.

  • Chardonnay
  • Aligoté

Discovering the wine region 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.

The top red wines of Château d'Etroyes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château d'Etroyes

How Château d'Etroyes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish tagine, milanese cutlets like in italy or duck confit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château d'Etroyes

On the nose the red wine of Château d'Etroyes. often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, red fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of leather, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Château d'Etroyes. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château d'Etroyes

  • 2009With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.78/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château d'Etroyes.

  • Pinot Noir

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.

The top sparkling wines of Château d'Etroyes

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château d'Etroyes

How Château d'Etroyes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of fish curry à la reunion, old-fashioned turkey fillets or tuna, tomato and olive cake.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château d'Etroyes.

  • 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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château d'Etroyes

Planning a wine route in the of Mercurey? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château d'Etroyes.

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.

News about Château d'Etroyes and wines from the region

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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.

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