The Domaine Bachey-Legros of Côte de Beaune of Burgundy

Domaine Bachey-Legros
The winery offers 31 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 48 of the estates of Burgundy.
It is located in Côte de Beaune in the region of Burgundy

The Domaine Bachey-Legros is one of the world's great estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in of Côte de Beaune to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Bachey-Legros Estate is located on the Côte de Beaune in France. It was founded by Gilbert Bachey and his wife Françoise in 1824, but it was taken over by their sons, Jean and Maurice Bachey in 1920. Since then, the family has done their best to maintain the estate’s heritage and exceptional reputation. Bachey-Legros covers over 30 hectares in the heart of the Burgundy appellation, most of which are located between Beaune and Pommard. A large part of the vines are among the oldest and most beautiful in the region, providing the high-quality grapes necessary for their wine. Only the two oldest cellars in the region are shared by the Bachey-Legros Estate, which are an integral part of their expertise and allow them to produce exceptional wines. The estate produces a variety of red and white wines, notably red wines such as Corton Charlemagne, Meursault and Saint-Aubin Premier Cru Blanc, offering rich, aromatic and colorful wines. Each year, the estate's winemakers carry out a meticulous selection of the best cuvées, which reflect the exceptional Cote de Beaune terroir. The Bachey-Legros Estate has received numerous awards for its wines, notably the Guide to the 100 Best Wines of France 2017 and 2018, where its wines were distinguished. It is also one of the most communal vineyard operations, benefiting from an increasing number of people from different regions coming to taste and appreciate its products. Furthermore, the Estate has numerous regular events and activities each year and regularly invites its customers to enjoy exceptional wines in an exceptional natural setting.

Top Domaine Bachey-Legros wines

Looking for the best Domaine Bachey-Legros wines in Côte de Beaune among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Bachey-Legros 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 Bachey-Legros wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Domaine Bachey-Legros

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Bachey-Legros

How Domaine Bachey-Legros wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of tagliatelle with seafood and saffron cream, cod brandade without potatoes or creamy risotto with scallops.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine Bachey-Legros

On the nose the white wine of Domaine Bachey-Legros. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, apples or butter and sometimes also flavors of nutty, non oak or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine Bachey-Legros. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Bachey-Legros

  • 2019With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine Bachey-Legros.

  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Côte de Beaune

The Côte de Burgundy/cote-de-beaune/beaune">Beaune is a key wine region in Burgundy, eastern France. It owes its name to its main town, Beaune - the epicentre of local wine production and trade. Renowned for producing some of the world's most expensive white wines (most of which bear the name Montrachet in one form or another), the region also produces a handful of Burgundy's finest red wines, including those from the premier crus Pommard and grand cru Corton. As with most Burgundy wines, the white wines are made from Hardonnay">Chardonnay, the reds from Pinot Noir.

The Côte de Beaune is a narrow strip of land less than 5 kilometers wide, extending 25 kilometers to the northeast. The main Vineyard of the Côte de Beaune is almost exactly the same Size and shape as its northern counterpart, the Côte de Nuits. Together, these two regions form the Côte d'Or, a region named after the Côte d'Or and characterized by the Côte d'Or limestone escarpment that forms its backbone. The importance of this escarpment to Côte de Beaune viticulture is hard to underestimate; not only does it protect the vineyards from the prevailing westerly winds, but it also provides gently sloping, free-draining vineyard sites with near-perfect South and southeast aspects.

The top red wines of Domaine Bachey-Legros

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Bachey-Legros

How Domaine Bachey-Legros wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a crust, pork tenderloin with chorizo and peppers or rabbit with leeks.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Bachey-Legros

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Bachey-Legros. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or oaky. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Bachey-Legros. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Bachey-Legros

  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.05/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Bachey-Legros.

  • 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.

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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.

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