The Domaine du Cellier des Cray is one of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Savoie to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine du Cellier des Cray wines in Savoie among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine du Cellier des Cray 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 Domaine du Cellier des Cray wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine du Cellier des Cray wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or bacon cake.
On the nose the white wine of Domaine du Cellier des Cray. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, apples or pear and sometimes also flavors of honey, non oak or earth.
Savoie is a wine region in eastern France, in the mountainous areas just South of Lake Geneva and on the border with Switzerland. The location and geography of the region has very much defined its Character, which is fragmented, hilly and slightly Swiss. This is evident in the fresh, crisp white wines produced here, as well as in the labels of the region's wines. Many bear a white cross on a red background - the flag of Switzerland and Savoy.
About three quarters of the region's wines are white. This is mainly because most of the red Grapes would have difficulty maturing properly in the cooler Climate of Savoy. Jacquère is the most widely planted white grape, due to its high yield. Altesse, traditionally known here as Roussette, is used to produce some of the finest wines in Savoie, including its own appellations of Roussette de Savoie and Roussette de Bugey.
How Domaine du Cellier des Cray wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braciola (southern italy), lamb chops marinated with herbs or duck breast in the oven.
On the nose the red wine of Domaine du Cellier des Cray. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, red fruit or cherry and sometimes also flavors of earth, blueberry or red fruit.
The douce noire, as its name indicates, is a black grape variety. It originated in the region between the valleys of the Isère and Saône rivers. Often in autumn, its foliage takes on a red hue. The bunches of the black sweet are larger than average. They are compact and winged. Spherical, its berries are of normal size. The flesh is juicy, soft and sweet. Although it is on the verge of extinction, this variety is still present in some Jura vineyards. Some call it corbeau, especially in Savoie, but it has other names such as gros noir, plant de Calarin and pecot. The sweet black is associated with an average budding and a late first ripening. Hardy and vigorous, it adapts to poorly irrigated soils. This variety produces a wine with low alcohol content, flat, soft and without much finesse. It should be consumed within the year. Sweet black is generally grown with Persian. It must be associated with other grape varieties to be better. Nowadays, this variety is not multiplied at all.
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The Altesse white grape variety is French in origin, but its ancestors were brought from Cyprus. It then developed in the vineyards of the southeast of the country. The Montagnieu fusette or arbane, as it is also called, buds early in the year. A cottony veil covers the first buds. The involuted blade and the U-shaped petiolar sinus distinguish the adult, three-lobed leaves. During, sometimes for late vengeance, the clusters of medium or small size are winged, compact and cylindrical.the fruits reveal a melting pulp under a film of variable color. The pink-tan colour replaces the early reddish yellow when the berries ripen. If they persist, the berries take on a lilac hue. The vinification promises sparkling, aromatic and elegant sweet whites, or dry whites. Altesse is a grape variety to be carefully maintained against acariosis and erinosis.
