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.
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.
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 pasta with tuna and laughing cow, papillotes of mackerel or chicken tagine with apricots and almonds.
On the nose the white wine of Cave de Genouilly. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus. In the mouth the white wine of Cave de Genouilly. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
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.
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 roast pork with pineapple, veal grenadin with balsamic vinegar and honey or duck breast with balsamic vinegar.
In the mouth the red wine of Cave de Genouilly. is a with a nice freshness.
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.
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 milanese cutlets like in italy, baked bread (tomato, mushroom, ham, cheese) or conejo al ajillo (spain).
Period during which a wine is kept in a cellar where it goes through different phases of evolution of its aromatic range and a maturation of its constituents (evolution of the colour, refining of the tannins, harmonization of the different flavours, etc.). The wine evolves better and less quickly in large containers, whereas it deteriorates prematurely in half-bottles.
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 fried rice with shrimp and chicken, cantonese rice or tapenade.
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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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.
