Domaine du Vieux CollegeMarsannay 'Les Combottes'
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Marsannay 'Les Combottes'
Pairings that work perfectly with Marsannay 'Les Combottes'
Original food and wine pairings with Marsannay 'Les Combottes'
The Marsannay 'Les Combottes' of Domaine du Vieux College matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of navarin of lamb, cordon bleu with veal and cured ham or garbure with duck confit.
Details and technical informations about Domaine du Vieux College's Marsannay 'Les Combottes'.
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 du Vieux College
The Domaine du Vieux College is one of wineries to follow in Marsannay.. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Marsannay to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Marsannay
Northern gateway to the Côte de Nuits, only Burgundian appellation in three colors: signature Pinot Noir as king red — ruby robe with notes of cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry, violet and a spicy touch, silky tannins. Emblematic salmon rosé (rare in Burgundy) — peach, blackcurrant leaf, lychee and gunflint, full-bodied and lively. Chardonnay as fresh white (citrus, flowers, almond). AOC (1987), ~225 ha on 3 communes, marl-limestone and gravel.
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: Decanter
1) Glass container with a narrow neck used to aerate or decant the wine. 2) Decanter wines: wines that are drunk young and that were once drawn directly from the barrel. For example, some Muscadets or Beaujolais.
