The Cave de Genouilly of Côte Chalonnaise of Burgundy

Cave de Genouilly - Bourgogne Aligoté
The winery offers 41 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 205 of the estates of Burgundy.
It is located in Côte Chalonnaise in the region of Burgundy

The Cave de Genouilly is one of the best wineries to follow in Côte Chalonnaise.. It offers 41 wines for sale in of Côte Chalonnaise to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Cave de Genouilly wines

Looking for the best Cave de Genouilly wines in Côte Chalonnaise among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Cave de Genouilly 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 Cave de Genouilly wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Cave de Genouilly

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Cave de Genouilly

How Cave de Genouilly wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of spinach, smoked salmon and ricotta lasagne, cod and potato gratin or pike dumplings with shrimp sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Cave de Genouilly

On the nose the white wine of Cave de Genouilly. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, microbio or saline and sometimes also flavors of melon, straw or kiwi. In the mouth the white wine of Cave de Genouilly. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Cave de Genouilly

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.34/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Cave de Genouilly.

  • Chardonnay
  • Aligoté
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Côte Chalonnaise

The Côte Chalonnaise is a wine-growing region in the department of Saône-et-Loire in Burgundy, eastern France. It is composed of five key communes, separated from each other by only a few kilometres. From North to South, they are: Bouzeron, Rully, Mercurey, Givry and Montagny. It takes its name from the commune of Chalon-sur-Saône.

The main Grape varieties of the Côte Chalonnaise are Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Gamay and various other red and white mutations of the Pinot family are planted in smaller quantities. The Chalonnaise Lies between the Côte de Beaune to the north and the Mâconnais, just to the south. There is a Clear division between these two areas, clearly delineated by the border between the departments of Côte d'Or and Saône-et-Loire.

The top red wines of Cave de Genouilly

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Cave de Genouilly

How Cave de Genouilly wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of flemish beer stew, gizzards in sauce or rabbit with goat cheese and mint.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Cave de Genouilly

In the mouth the red wine of Cave de Genouilly. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Cave de Genouilly

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Cave de Genouilly.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Aligoté

Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.

The top pink wines of Cave de Genouilly

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Cave de Genouilly

How Cave de Genouilly wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal meatballs with curry, flammekueche (with laughing cow) or duck casserole with turnips.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Cave de Genouilly.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Caudalie

Unit of measurement corresponding to one second and allowing to quantify the aromatic persistence of a wine in mouth (length in mouth).

The top sparkling wines of Cave de Genouilly

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Cave de Genouilly

How Cave de Genouilly wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of cuttlefish armorican style (morgate), pasta with chicken and curry or lightweight microwave chips.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Cave de Genouilly

  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Cave de Genouilly.

  • Chardonnay
  • 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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Cave de Genouilly

Planning a wine route in the of Côte Chalonnaise? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Cave de Genouilly.

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.

News about Cave de Genouilly and wines from the region

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

Alsace’s Domaine Zind-Humbrecht: 2019 releases tasted

It is always reassuring to find flourishing examples of family continuity in French wine estates. At the famous Domaine Zind-Humbrecht in Alsace, Pierre-Emile Humbrecht is the latest to join the family business. In preparation, he studied at the Changins School of Viticulture and Enology in Switzerland and then completed internships at wine estates, beginning with Thérèse Chappaz in that same country for 18 months, followed by a six-month period at Domaine Tissot in the Jura and then nearly eigh ...

The word of the wine: Caudalie

Unit of measurement corresponding to one second and allowing to quantify the aromatic persistence of a wine in mouth (length in mouth).