The Château du Cray of Côte Chalonnaise of Burgundy | Winedexer

Château du Cray
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
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 13 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 shellfish, pasta or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of chinese noodles with shrimp, phad thai (thai style fried noodles) or spaghetti with salmon.

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 powerful.

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
  • 0With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Aligoté

Discovering the wine region of Côte Chalonnaise

Burgundian sub-region between Chagny and Saint-Gengoux, clay-limestone slopes south of the Côte de Beaune. Signature Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with excellent Burgundian quality-price ratio. Fine reds with notes of red cherry, raspberry, undergrowth (Mercurey, Givry) — silky and accessible. Taut, mineral whites (Rully, Montagny): citrus, white flowers, butter, hazelnut.

Lively Aligoté in Bouzeron. Strong Crémant de Bourgogne production.

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 poultry such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), fillet of beef with morels or salmon koulibiac.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château du Cray

On the nose the red wine of Château du Cray. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit. 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

  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.

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Discover the grape variety: Aligoté

Lively, taut whites with chiselled acidity and an airy palate, with aromas of lemon, green apple, white flowers, fresh almond and chalky notes. Typically saline finish. Star of Bouzeron AOC (the only single-variety aligoté appellation) and Bourgogne Aligoté AOC. Also used in Crémant de Bourgogne and the iconic kir cocktail (with blackcurrant liqueur). Historic Burgundian variety, a cross of pinot noir × gouais blanc, half-sibling of chardonnay.