Winery Comte de MontebelloMeursault 1er Cru 'Genevrières'
White wine
This wine generally goes well with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Meursault 1er Cru 'Genevrières'
Pairings that work perfectly with Meursault 1er Cru 'Genevrières'
Original food and wine pairings with Meursault 1er Cru 'Genevrières'
The Meursault 1er Cru 'Genevrières' of Winery Comte de Montebello matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pasta and peppers, sublime salmon (stuffed salmon) or wok of shrimps with vegetables.
Details and technical informations about Winery Comte de Montebello's Meursault 1er Cru 'Genevrières'.
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.
Informations about the Winery Comte de Montebello
The Winery Comte de Montebello is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 42 wines for sale in the of Meursault 1er Cru 'Genevrières' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Meursault 1er Cru 'Genevrières'
The wine region of Meursault 1er Cru 'Genevrières' is located in the region of Meursault Premier Cru of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Michel Bouzereau or the Domaine Vincent Girardin produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Meursault 1er Cru 'Genevrières' are Chardonnay et Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Meursault 1er Cru 'Genevrières' often reveals types of flavors of butter, stone fruit or almonds and sometimes also flavors of tropical, earthy or green apple.
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: Sulphating
Treatment, formerly practiced with copper sulfate, applied to the vine to prevent cryptogamic diseases.
