Château de SantenayChassagne-Montrachet
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
Taste structure of the Chassagne-Montrachet from the Château de Santenay
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In the mouth the Chassagne-Montrachet of Château de Santenay in the region of Burgundy is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Chassagne-Montrachet of Château de Santenay in the region of Burgundy often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tropical or butter and sometimes also flavors of minerality, non oak or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Chassagne-Montrachet
Pairings that work perfectly with Chassagne-Montrachet
Original food and wine pairings with Chassagne-Montrachet
The Chassagne-Montrachet of Château de Santenay matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of fideuà (paella with pasta and fish), salmon with spinach and cream or cuttlefish rust from my grandmother in sète.
Details and technical informations about Château de Santenay's Chassagne-Montrachet.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Chassagne-Montrachet from Château de Santenay are 2015, 2014
Informations about the Château de Santenay
The Château de Santenay is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 57 wines for sale in the of Chassagne-Montrachet to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chassagne-Montrachet
Burgundian jewel of great whites in the Côte de Beaune: signature Chardonnay as king white - green-gold with bronze hues, ample and refined with notes of candied citrus, peach, pineapple, honey, grilled hazelnut, almond, brioche and flinty minerality, fat-freshness balance, long ageing (10-20 years). Structured Pinot Noir red historically dominant (cherry, raspberry, spice, firm tannins). AOC (1937), 3 shared Grands Crus (Montrachet, Bâtard, Criots), 51 Premiers Crus.
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: Pineau de la Loire
See chenin blanc.
