Winery Bouchard Aîné & FilsViré-Clessé L'Epinet
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or veal.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Viré-Clessé L'Epinet of Winery Bouchard Aîné & Fils in the region of Burgundy often reveals types of flavors of oak.
Food and wine pairings with Viré-Clessé L'Epinet
Pairings that work perfectly with Viré-Clessé L'Epinet
Original food and wine pairings with Viré-Clessé L'Epinet
The Viré-Clessé L'Epinet of Winery Bouchard Aîné & Fils matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sauté of veal with carrots, roast pork orloff or rabbit with mustard and tomatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Bouchard Aîné & Fils's Viré-Clessé L'Epinet.
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 Viré-Clessé L'Epinet from Winery Bouchard Aîné & Fils are 2014, 2013
Informations about the Winery Bouchard Aîné & Fils
The Winery Bouchard Aîné & Fils is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 289 wines for sale in the of Viré-Clessé to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Viré-Clessé
The wine region of Viré-Clessé is located in the region of Mâconnais of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Thevenet & Fils or the Domaine Jean-Pierre Michel produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Viré-Clessé are Chardonnay et Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Viré-Clessé often reveals types of flavors of apples, salt or almonds and sometimes also flavors of flint, grass or hay.
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: Yeast
Micro-organisms at the base of all fermentative processes. A wide variety of yeasts live and thrive naturally in the vineyard, provided that treatments do not destroy them. Unfortunately, their replacement by laboratory-selected yeasts is often the order of the day and contributes to the standardization of the wine. Yeasts are indeed involved in the development of certain aromas.
