Winery Albert PonnelleAuxey-Duresses Premier Cru 'Les Écusseaux'
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Auxey-Duresses Premier Cru 'Les Écusseaux'
Pairings that work perfectly with Auxey-Duresses Premier Cru 'Les Écusseaux'
Original food and wine pairings with Auxey-Duresses Premier Cru 'Les Écusseaux'
The Auxey-Duresses Premier Cru 'Les Écusseaux' of Winery Albert Ponnelle matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of alsatian bäckeoffe, veal blanquette burger or duck legs with confit potatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Albert Ponnelle's Auxey-Duresses Premier Cru 'Les Écusseaux'.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
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.
Informations about the Winery Albert Ponnelle
The Winery Albert Ponnelle is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 93 wines for sale in the of Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru 'Les Écusseaux' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru 'Les Écusseaux'
The wine region of Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru 'Les Écusseaux' is located in the region of Auxey-Duresses Premier Cru of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jessiaume Père & Fils or the Domaine Henri & Gilles Buisson produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru 'Les Écusseaux' are Pinot noir et Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru 'Les Écusseaux' often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, red fruit or mushroom.
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: Grenache gris
A grey variety of Grenache grown in the Pyrénées-Orientales, the Aude and the southern Rhône valley. Its powerful and round wines are used in the blending of dry white or rosé wines and natural sweet wines.
