Château de MeursaultBeaune Premier Cru Grèves
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Beaune Premier Cru Grèves of the Château de Meursault is in the top 80 of wines of Beaune Premier Cru.
Taste structure of the Beaune Premier Cru Grèves from the Château de Meursault
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Beaune Premier Cru Grèves of Château de Meursault in the region of Burgundy is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Beaune Premier Cru Grèves of Château de Meursault in the region of Burgundy often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or butter and sometimes also flavors of earthy, minerality or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Beaune Premier Cru Grèves
Pairings that work perfectly with Beaune Premier Cru Grèves
Original food and wine pairings with Beaune Premier Cru Grèves
The Beaune Premier Cru Grèves of Château de Meursault matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of lamb skewers, simple veal sauté or magret stuffed with foie gras.
Details and technical informations about Château de Meursault's Beaune Premier Cru Grèves.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Beaune Premier Cru Grèves from Château de Meursault are 2017, 1998, 2014, 2011 and 2005.
Informations about the Château de Meursault
The Château de Meursault is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 49 wines for sale in the of Beaune Premier Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Beaune Premier Cru
42 Premier Cru climats in a band on the slope above Beaune (the largest number in all Burgundy): ~85% Pinot Noir reds, ~15% Chardonnay whites. Reds with ruby robe and violet glints, intense aromas of cherry and kirsch, round and well-coated tannins. Northern climats (Marconnets, Bressandes) intense and powerful, southern climats (Clos des Mouches, Greves) suppler. Lively floral whites.
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: Second fermentation
In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.
