The Château de la Crée of Santenay of Burgundy

Château de la Crée
The winery offers 33 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Burgundy.
It is located in Santenay in the region of Burgundy
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The Château de la Crée is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 33 wines for sale in of Santenay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de la Crée wines

Looking for the best Château de la Crée wines in Santenay among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de la Crée 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 de la Crée wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château de la Crée

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de la Crée

How Château de la Crée wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pasta bolognese, pasta with tuna and tomato sauce or pike dumplings with shrimp sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de la Crée

On the nose the white wine of Château de la Crée. often reveals types of flavors of apples, minerality or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château de la Crée. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de la Crée

  • 2013With an average score of 4.34/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.09/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château de la Crée.

  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Santenay

The wine region of Santenay is located in the region of Côte de Beaune of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Antoine Olivier or the Domaine René Lequin-Colin produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santenay are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Muscadelle, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santenay often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, stone fruit or violet and sometimes also flavors of apricot, dried fruit or almonds.

In the mouth of Santenay is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 277 estates and châteaux in the of Santenay, producing 451 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santenay go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

The top red wines of Château de la Crée

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de la Crée

How Château de la Crée wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bourguignon with tomato, beef bourguignon with cookéo or wild boar stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de la Crée

On the nose the red wine of Château de la Crée. often reveals types of flavors of cranberry, savory or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, vegetal or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château de la Crée. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de la Crée

  • 2006With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.03/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château de la Crée.

  • 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.

The top sparkling wines of Château de la Crée

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château de la Crée

How Château de la Crée wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of lobster in court-bouillon, turkey stuffed with chestnuts or jars of sweet and sour pickles.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château de la Crée.

  • Chardonnay
  • Aligoté
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Extra raw

Champagne dosed between 0 and 6 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

The top pink wines of Château de la Crée

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château de la Crée

How Château de la Crée wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork cheeks with cider and honey, beef carrots or duck legs confit.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château de la Crée.

  • Pinot Noir

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de la Crée

Planning a wine route in the of Santenay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de la Crée.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

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