The Chateau de Garnerot is one of the best wineries to follow in Mercurey.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Mercurey to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Chateau de Garnerot wines in Mercurey among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Chateau de Garnerot 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 Chateau de Garnerot wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Chateau de Garnerot wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork shoulder with mustard, veal tagine with prunes or oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!.
The wine region of Mercurey is located in the region of Côte Chalonnaise of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine François Raquillet or the Domaine Michel Juillot produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mercurey are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mercurey often reveals types of flavors of non oak, green pear or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of tomatoes, white pepper or cassis.
In the mouth of Mercurey is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 310 estates and châteaux in the of Mercurey, producing 545 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mercurey go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Planning a wine route in the of Mercurey? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Chateau de Garnerot.
Bourboulenc is mainly grown in the southern part of France. It is a white grape variety that ripens quite late. It can only be harvested around 25 September and for an average of only one month. Bourboulenc is particularly fond of low-lying, but at the same time warm and dry locations. The aroma of this grape variety is not very pronounced, but it has a certain exotic fruit and floral aroma such as broom. The result is a low alcohol wine with subtle and fleeting aromas. Blanquette, bourboulanc, bourboulenque, doucillon, clairette dorée and clairette blanche are all names that can designate bourboulenc. This grape variety is very sensitive to diseases common to all vine plants such as magnesium deficiency, mildew and oidium. Bourboulenc can be used as a table grape. Most French people keep the bunches until Christmas in order to present them on the festive table as desserts.
