Winery Francois MartenotChevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
White wine
This wine generally goes well with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
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The Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru of Winery Francois Martenot matches generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
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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.
Informations about the Winery Francois Martenot
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The wine region of Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
The wine region of Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru is located in the region of Puligny-Montrachet of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Leflaive or the Château de Puligny Montrachet produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru are Chardonnay et Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of peach, orange or floral and sometimes also flavors of lychee, grapefruit or smoke.
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.
News related to this wine
Master Sommelier Larry Stone explains why he sold Lingua Franca to Constellation Brands
Stone will remain on board as a brand ambassador and adviser to the business he created back in 2012. The winemaking team, spearheaded by Thomas Savre and Burgundian consultant Dominique Lafon, is still in place too. ‘We’re all still there and we’re going to keep making great wine, but we will have better resources,’ Stone told Decanter.com. Stone, a Master Sommelier, purchased the 61 hectares Janzen Farm in Oregon’s Willamette Valley on December 31, 2012. He had been working at Evening Land’s a ...
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: Carbonic maceration
Fermentation of whole grapes in a carbon dioxide-saturated atmosphere. This type of fermentation produces very aromatic and flattering wines.
