Winery Benjamin LerouxNuits-St Georges
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the Nuits-St Georges from the Winery Benjamin Leroux
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Nuits-St Georges of Winery Benjamin Leroux in the region of Burgundy is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Nuits-St Georges of Winery Benjamin Leroux in the region of Burgundy often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black cherries or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of sage, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Nuits-St Georges
Pairings that work perfectly with Nuits-St Georges
Original food and wine pairings with Nuits-St Georges
The Nuits-St Georges of Winery Benjamin Leroux matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with panang curry (red curry), veal escalope with lemon sauce or baked duck legs with potatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Benjamin Leroux's Nuits-St Georges.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Nuits-St Georges from Winery Benjamin Leroux are 2014, 2015, 2012, 2011 and 2010.
Informations about the Winery Benjamin Leroux
The Winery Benjamin Leroux is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 70 wines for sale in the of Nuits-Saint-Georges to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Nuits-Saint-Georges
Nuits-Saint-Georges is a town in eastern Burgundy which gives its name to the Côte de Nuits, the Northern half of the Côte d'Or wine district. It is known for relatively Powerful, Complex red wines from the Pinot Noir grape variety. This represents 97 percent of production, with a small amount of white wine made from Chardonnay. In terms of surface area, with 320 hectares (790 acres) of Village and premier cru Vineyards, Nuits-Saint-Georges is the second largest of the 26 commune titles in the Côte d'Or, fractionally smaller than Beaune.
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: Muscat blanc à petits grains
A white grape variety cultivated since antiquity on the shores of the Mediterranean, it is considered the noblest of the muscats. It is mainly used to make sweet wines, often from mutage. In France, it is the sole variety used in many natural sweet wines: muscat-de-frontignan, muscat-de-mireval, muscat-de-lunel, muscat-de-saint-jean-de-minervois, muscat-de-beaumes-de-venise, muscat-du-cap-corse. Combined with Muscat d'Alexandrie, it gives Muscat-de-Rivesaltes. It is also used to make sparkling white wines (clairette-de-die; moscato d'asti and asti spumante in Italy) and dry wines (alsace-muscat). Powerfully aromatic and complex, its wines evoke fresh grapes, roses, exotic fruits, citrus fruits and spices.
