Winery Léonce BocquetAloxe-Corton Premier Cru 'Les Valozières'
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru 'Les Valozières'
Pairings that work perfectly with Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru 'Les Valozières'
Original food and wine pairings with Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru 'Les Valozières'
The Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru 'Les Valozières' of Winery Léonce Bocquet matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fondue vigneronne au vin rouge, bocconcini (veal rolls with ham and comté) or rabbit marinated with herbs and mustard.
Details and technical informations about Winery Léonce Bocquet's Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru 'Les Valozières'.
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.
Informations about the Winery Léonce Bocquet
The Winery Léonce Bocquet is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 90 wines for sale in the of Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru 'Les Valozières' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru 'Les Valozières'
The wine region of Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru 'Les Valozières' is located in the region of Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Michel Mallard or the Domaine Comte Senard produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru 'Les Valozières' are Pinot noir, Gamay noir and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru 'Les Valozières' often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices.
The wine region of Burgundy
Bourgogne is the catch-all regional appellation title of the Burgundy wine region in eastern France ("Bourgogne" is the French name for Burgundy). Burgundy has a Complex and comprehensive appellation system; counting Premier Cru and Grand Cru titles, the region has over 700 appellation titles for its wines. Thus, Burgundy wines often come from one Vineyard (or several separate vineyards) without an appellation title specific to the region, Village or even vineyard. A standard Burgundy wine may be made from grapes grown in one or more of Burgundy's 300 communes.
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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 ...
Louis-Fabrice Latour: Obituary
Latour was the 11th generation of his family to lead Maison Louis Latour (and the seventh named Louis Latour). The house of Latour was formally founded in 1797, although the roots go back to the first vineyards purchased in 1731 by Denis Latour. The Latour family originally worked as coopers, and Denis’ son Jean moved to Aloxe-Corton to set up an independent cooperage and later to found Maison Louis Latour, naming the business after his son. The house of Latour remains closely associated with th ...
Parts of Pouilly-Loché and Pouilly-Vinzelles set to obtain premier cru status
French national appellation authority (INAO) representative Alexis Sannier told decanter.com that a committee had ‘validated’ in September their ‘admissibility as premier cru climats and commissioned a group of experts to determine their delimitation’. Official recognition for 2024 ‘seems realistic’, he said. The request for the four climats – Les Mûres in Pouilly-Loché and Les Quarts, Les Longeays, and Les Pétaux in Pouilly-Vinzelles, which account for about one-third of 84 hectares from the tw ...
The word of the wine: Velouté
Said of a wine that is soft and caressing in the mouth.
