Cave du DauphinCôte de Nuits
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Côte de Nuits
Pairings that work perfectly with Côte de Nuits
Original food and wine pairings with Côte de Nuits
The Côte de Nuits of Cave du Dauphin matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, veal cutlets with savoy tomme or duck with vanilla (reunion island).
Details and technical informations about Cave du Dauphin's Côte de Nuits.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
Informations about the Cave du Dauphin
The Cave du Dauphin is one of wineries to follow in Côte de Nuits.. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Côte de Nuits to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côte de Nuits
Historic heart of Burgundy's great reds, 95% Pinot Noir on ~1,500 ha — the world's most prestigious wine strip. Signature fine complex reds with notes of cherry, raspberry, violet, undergrowth, truffle, sweet spices and leather touch, silky tannins and long ageing (10-50 years) — the soul of Pinot. 24 Grand Crus including Romanée-Conti, La Tâche, Chambertin, Musigny, Clos de Vougeot. Absolute summit on Gevrey, Vosne, Chambolle, Vougeot.
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: Defect
Characteristic of a wine that is either aromatically deviant or unbalanced on the palate due to an excess or a lack of one or more flavors.
