The Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine of Côte Chalonnaise

Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 300 of the estates of Côte Chalonnaise.
It is located in Côte Chalonnaise

The Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine is one of the best wineries to follow in Côte Chalonnaise.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Côte Chalonnaise to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine wines

Looking for the best Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine wines in Côte Chalonnaise among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine 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 Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine

How Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), small stuffed provençal dishes or baked duck legs with potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine

On the nose the red wine of Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine. often reveals types of flavors of butter, earthy or forest floor and sometimes also flavors of leather, mushroom or almonds. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine

  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine.

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Côte Chalonnaise

The Côte Chalonnaise is a wine-growing region in the department of Saône-et-Loire in Burgundy, eastern France. It is composed of five key communes, separated from each other by only a few kilometres. From North to South, they are: Bouzeron, Rully, Mercurey, Givry and Montagny. It takes its name from the commune of Chalon-sur-Saône.

The main Grape varieties of the Côte Chalonnaise are Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Gamay and various other red and white mutations of the Pinot family are planted in smaller quantities. The Chalonnaise Lies between the Côte de Beaune to the north and the Mâconnais, just to the south. There is a Clear division between these two areas, clearly delineated by the border between the departments of Côte d'Or and Saône-et-Loire.

The top white wines of Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine

How Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pasta with lemon and comté cheese, grilled sea bass with herbs or express seafood spaghetti.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine.

  • Aligoté
  • Chardonnay

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.

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Planning a wine route in the of Côte Chalonnaise? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine.

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.

News about Domaine de la Vieille Fontaine and wines from the region

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

The word of the wine: Short

Said of a wine that leaves little trace in the mouth after tasting (also called "short in the mouth").