Cave de ViréVieilles Vignes Viré-Clessé
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Vieilles Vignes Viré-Clessé of the Cave de Viré is in the top 10 of wines of Viré-Clessé.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vieilles Vignes Viré-Clessé of Cave de Viré in the region of Burgundy often reveals types of flavors of oaky, citrus or peach and sometimes also flavors of butter, minerality or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Viré-Clessé
Pairings that work perfectly with Vieilles Vignes Viré-Clessé
Original food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Viré-Clessé
The Vieilles Vignes Viré-Clessé of Cave de Viré matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork gyros, sea bass wrapped in salt crust or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.
Details and technical informations about Cave de Viré's Vieilles Vignes Viré-Clessé.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vieilles Vignes Viré-Clessé from Cave de Viré are 2018, 2017, 2015, 2013 and 2016.
Informations about the Cave de Viré
The Cave de Viré is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 60 wines for sale in the of Viré-Clessé to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Viré-Clessé
First Village appellation of the Maconnais (recognised in 1998): Chardonnay as exclusive signature white king — pale gold robe with ashen glints and signature aromatic profile of white flowers (acacia, hawthorn, honeysuckle, broom), apricot, peach, pear, almond and a quince touch, ample and fruity palate, tender and powerful marked by the typical Maconnais minerality and the sweetness of ripe grapes. AOC, marl-limestone, semi-continental climate, signature ageing 5-6 years, sometimes longer.
The wine region of Burgundy
Absolute reference for great terroir wines: opulent, mineral Chardonnay in whites (chiselled Chablis, buttery Meursault, majestic Montrachet), fine and silky Pinot Noir in reds (full-bodied Gevrey, structured Pommard, delicate Volnay). Exceptional age-worthy wines with complex notes - red fruits, undergrowth, butter, hazelnut. Some lively Aligoté and light Gamay (Mâconnais). 29,500 ha, 84 tiered AOCs (Régionale, Village, 1er Cru, Grand Cru), 1,247 UNESCO Climats.
The word of the wine: Vaccaresis
Black grape variety, one of the 13 of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which can be used in a blend in this appellation and other neighbouring AOCs (Côtes-du-Rhône, Gigondas...). It produces a floral, elegant and fresh wine, which balances the warmth of the Grenache. It is rare.
