Winery Albert GuichardEchezeaux
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Echezeaux
Pairings that work perfectly with Echezeaux
Original food and wine pairings with Echezeaux
The Echezeaux of Winery Albert Guichard matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley, veal tagine with peas or duck breast with pepper sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Albert Guichard's Echezeaux.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot is a red grape variety with small black berries that appeared at the end of the 18th century. It is produced in most of the Bordeaux terroirs, where it represents 58% of the planted area, and its best terroir is located in Pomerol and Saint-Emilion on cool, clay-limestone soils. At the mythical Château Pétrus, the wine is made with 95% Merlot, with a dark, dense colour, aromas of red and black fruits and a superb range of flavours, the Merlot transforms during its ageing to give way to notes of prunes, undergrowth and spices. On the palate, it is supple with distinguished tannins. It is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot is no longer exclusive to Bordeaux, it is nowadays vinified all over the world.
Informations about the Winery Albert Guichard
The Winery Albert Guichard is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 46 wines for sale in the of Échezeaux Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Échezeaux Grand Cru
Echezeaux is a grand cru Vineyard covering the slopes above the Clos de Burgundy/cote-de-nuits/vougeot">Vougeot vineyard in Burgundy's Cote de Nuits. Like its famous neighbor, it is considerably larger than most grand cru vineyards, covering nearly 40 hectares (100 acres) of land. Echezeaux wines, made exclusively from Pinot Noir, are on the Full-bodied end of the Burgundy spectrum, showing red fruit as well as spice and undergrowth characters. The 37.
The wine region of Burgundy
Bourgogne is the catch-all regional appellation title of the Burgundy wine region in eastern France ("Bourgogne" is the French name for Burgundy). Burgundy has a Complex and comprehensive appellation system; counting Premier Cru and Grand Cru titles, the region has over 700 appellation titles for its wines. Thus, Burgundy wines often come from one Vineyard (or several separate vineyards) without an appellation title specific to the region, Village or even vineyard. A standard Burgundy wine may be made from grapes grown in one or more of Burgundy's 300 communes.
The word of the wine: Fade in
Said of a wine whose different elements are perceived in the mouth in a pleasant and harmonious way.
