Winery Clavelier & FilsBourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits
Red wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Clavelier & Fils's Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits.
Discover the grape variety: Savagnin
Savagnin is a white grape variety originating from the Austrian Tyrol. It arrived in Franche Comté and quickly became the flagship variety of the Jura. Cousin of the gewurztraminer, it gives small white bunches. Its berries have a thick skin which resists well to grey rot and to diseases in general. Savagnin thrives on marl soils and is a very aromatic grape variety. It is used in the elaboration of yellow wine, the AOC Château-Châlon is the most representative. This grape variety also produces vin de paille which is a sweet wine for which the ripe grapes are dried on a bed of straw for at least 6 weeks before being pressed. The best known AOC straw wines are: Arbois, Côtes-du-Jura and Etoile. Savagnin is also used to make Macvin du Jura, a liqueur wine, and to make Crémants du Jura.White wines made from Savagnin have great aging potential. They have a powerful and complex aroma with notes of walnut, almonds, hazelnuts, flowers, honey and green apple.
Informations about the Winery Clavelier & Fils
The Winery Clavelier & Fils is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 93 wines for sale in the of Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits
The wine region of Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits is located in the region of Côte de Nuits of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Villars Fontaine or the Château de Villars Fontaine produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Pinot blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits often reveals types of flavors of cream, plum or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of forest floor, sage or grass.
The wine region of Burgundy
Bourgogne is the catch-all regional appellation title of the Burgundy wine region in eastern France ("Bourgogne" is the French name for Burgundy). Burgundy has a Complex and comprehensive appellation system; counting Premier Cru and Grand Cru titles, the region has over 700 appellation titles for its wines. Thus, Burgundy wines often come from one Vineyard (or several separate vineyards) without an appellation title specific to the region, Village or even vineyard. A standard Burgundy wine may be made from grapes grown in one or more of Burgundy's 300 communes.
The word of the wine: Broker
In the past, he was a sort of fraud control agent who had to watch over the quality of merchant wines (he could carry a sword!). His function has evolved towards expertise (it was the brokers who established the famous 1855 classification in Bordeaux) and today he puts the producer in contact with the merchant.
