Château de Merande - Domaine Genoux(N) 45°30.506 (E) 6°04.451
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Château de Merande - Domaine Genoux's (N) 45°30.506 (E) 6°04.451.
Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse noire
Cultivated for a very long time in Savoie, it is not the black form of mondeuse blanche and Mondeuse grise is a natural mutation of mondeuse noire. According to Thierry Lacombe (I.N.R.A./Montpellier), the latter is the result of a natural intraspecific crossing between the black tressot and the white mondeuse. Mondeuse grise and Mondeuse noire are both registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of (N) 45°30.506 (E) 6°04.451 from Château de Merande - Domaine Genoux are 2013, 2015
Informations about the Château de Merande - Domaine Genoux
The Château de Merande - Domaine Genoux is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Vin de Savoie to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vin de Savoie
Vin de Savoie (often written simply as "Savoie") is the main appellation of the Savoie region in the far east of France. This mountainous region located west of the Alps has distinctive wine styles that are rarely seen outside their territory of origin. Most are Dry white wines made from the Altesse, Jacquère and Chasselas grapes. Savoy wines are often described as distinctly "alpine", citing their fresh, Mineral characteristics.
The wine region of Savoie
Savoie is a wine region in eastern France, in the mountainous areas just South of Lake Geneva and on the border with Switzerland. The location and geography of the region has very much defined its Character, which is fragmented, hilly and slightly Swiss. This is evident in the fresh, crisp white wines produced here, as well as in the labels of the region's wines. Many bear a white cross on a red background - the flag of Switzerland and Savoy.
The word of the wine: AOC
Appellation d'origine contrôlée. The most prestigious category of French wines created in the 1930s on the basis of quality criteria defined by a geographical delimitation, a chosen grape variety and precise production rules.
