The Château du Cray of Côte Chalonnaise of Burgundy

Château du Cray - Bourgogne Aligoté
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 431 of the estates of Burgundy.
It is located in Côte Chalonnaise in the region of Burgundy

The Château du Cray is one of the best wineries to follow in Côte Chalonnaise.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Côte Chalonnaise to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château du Cray wines

Looking for the best Château du Cray wines in Côte Chalonnaise among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château du Cray 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 du Cray wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château du Cray

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château du Cray

How Château du Cray wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of leek and salmon lasagna, sardines moroccan style or quinoa with shrimp.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château du Cray

On the nose the white wine of Château du Cray. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château du Cray. is a .

The best vintages in the white wines of Château du Cray

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château du Cray.

  • Chardonnay
  • Aligoté

Discovering the wine region of Côte Chalonnaise

The Côte Chalonnaise is a wine-growing region in the department of Saône-et-Loire in Burgundy, eastern France. It is composed of five key communes, separated from each other by only a few kilometres. From North to South, they are: Bouzeron, Rully, Mercurey, Givry and Montagny. It takes its name from the commune of Chalon-sur-Saône.

The main Grape varieties of the Côte Chalonnaise are Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Gamay and various other red and white mutations of the Pinot family are planted in smaller quantities. The Chalonnaise Lies between the Côte de Beaune to the north and the Mâconnais, just to the south. There is a Clear division between these two areas, clearly delineated by the border between the departments of Côte d'Or and Saône-et-Loire.

The top red wines of Château du Cray

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château du Cray

How Château du Cray wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of picadillo, veal cutlets au gratin or festive chinese fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château du Cray

In the mouth the red wine of Château du Cray. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château du Cray

  • 2017With an average score of 3.82/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château du Cray.

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Aligoté

Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château du Cray

Planning a wine route in the of Côte Chalonnaise? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château du Cray.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Château du Cray and wines from the region

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

San Luis Obispo Coast recognised as newest AVA

San Luis Obispo Coast was awarded on 9 March, 2022 by the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. The new AVA establishes a 97 kilometer-long strip along California that locals call SLO (slow) Coast, describing the Pacific Ocean’s influence on the area’s culture and lifestyle, terrain, and wines.  SLO Coast is located midway between two major California cities, San Francisco and Los Angeles, with Burgundy varieties making up a majority of San Luis Obispo Coast’s high-end wine pr ...

The word of the wine: Cuvée prestige (champagne)

Vintage or not, it is composed of a selection of terroirs and generally comes from the first press after eliminating the very first juices that come out of the press. The best known? Dom Pérignon, Cristal de Roederer, Grand Siècle de Laurent-Perrie, Louise at Pommery. In fact, all the houses and most of the independent winegrowers have their own prestige cuvee.