Domaine de La TruffièreVolnay 1er Cru 'Les Pitures'
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Volnay 1er Cru 'Les Pitures'
Pairings that work perfectly with Volnay 1er Cru 'Les Pitures'
Original food and wine pairings with Volnay 1er Cru 'Les Pitures'
The Volnay 1er Cru 'Les Pitures' of Domaine de La Truffière matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of flemish beer stew, stuffed red mullet ballotines or autumn duck aiguillette.
Details and technical informations about Domaine de La Truffière's Volnay 1er Cru 'Les Pitures'.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
Informations about the Domaine de La Truffière
The Domaine de La Truffière is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 71 wines for sale in the of Volnay 1er Cru 'Pitures dessus' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Volnay 1er Cru 'Pitures dessus'
The wine region of Volnay 1er Cru 'Pitures dessus' is located in the region of Volnay Premier Cru of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur or the Domaine Blain-Gagnard produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Volnay 1er Cru 'Pitures dessus' are Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Volnay 1er Cru 'Pitures dessus' often reveals types of flavors of earthy, oak or oaky and sometimes also flavors of cherry, cranberry or leather.
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: Grand Cru
In Burgundy, the fourth and final level of classification (above the regional, communal and premier cru appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited plots of land (the climats) whose name alone constitutes the appellation. The climats classified as Grand Cru are 32 in the Côte d'Or plus one in Chablis which is divided into 7 distinct climats. Representing barely 1.5% of the production, the Grand Crus are the aristocracy of Burgundy wines.
