The Château de Merande - Domaine Genoux of Savoie

The Château de Merande - Domaine Genoux is one of the world's great estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in of Savoie to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château de Merande - Domaine Genoux wines in Savoie among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Merande - Domaine Genoux 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 Château de Merande - Domaine Genoux wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château de Merande - Domaine Genoux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of salmon crumble, chicken chop suey or ravioles from champsaur.
On the nose the red wine of Château de Merande - Domaine Genoux. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, leather or pepper.
French Alpine vineyard with unique native grapes. Signature Jacquère in whites (~50% of the vineyard): lively, light dry wines with white flowers, green apple, citrus, fresh almond and a mineral touch, perfect with fondue and raclette. Ampler Altesse (Roussette) (pear, honey, hazelnut). Fruity, peppery Mondeuse reds (cherry, violet, firm tannins), light Gamay and fine Pinot Noir.
Crus: Apremont, Abymes, Chignin, sparkling Seyssel. ~2,000 ha between 200-500 m.
How Château de Merande - Domaine Genoux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of paella for dummies (simple and delicious), tartiflette with smoked salmon or ham and port cakes.
On the nose the white wine of Château de Merande - Domaine Genoux. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of pear.
Lively and thirst-quenching whites with a pale colour, a lean palate and brisk acidity, on delicate aromas of white flowers (hawthorn), citrus, green apple, fresh almond and characteristic alpine mineral notes of flint. Light finish, best drunk young. The absolute star of Vin de Savoie AOC crus (Apremont, Abymes, Chignin, Cruet) on the limestone scree of Mont Granier. Native Savoyard variety, the most planted in the French alpine vineyards.
How Château de Merande - Domaine Genoux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Name given to the second alcoholic fermentation that sparkling wines undergo. It gives rise to a release of carbon dioxide in the bottle.
How Château de Merande - Domaine Genoux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Aromatic and elegant whites, rich yet lifted by fine freshness, with hawthorn, honeysuckle, apricot, pear, honey, green tea, mineral and herbal notes. Fine ageing potential. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with marsanne, and one of the 13 permitted grapes at Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Native Rhône variety.
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Lively, structured dry whites with a pale golden hue, a lean palate and sharp alpine acidity, with delicate notes of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, white flowers, fresh herbs and calcareous minerals. Very rare, preserved for its genetic value: biological mother of syrah (crossed with dureza from Ardèche). Grown on a few heritage plots in Savoie under Vin de Savoie AOC. Exceptional native Savoie variety.