Winery Georges VasseurSavigny-lès-Beaune
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Savigny-lès-Beaune
Pairings that work perfectly with Savigny-lès-Beaune
Original food and wine pairings with Savigny-lès-Beaune
The Savigny-lès-Beaune of Winery Georges Vasseur matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, guinea fowl with olives or ramen (noodle) soup.
Details and technical informations about Winery Georges Vasseur's Savigny-lès-Beaune.
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 Georges Vasseur
The Winery Georges Vasseur is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 49 wines for sale in the of Savigny-lès-Beaune to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Savigny-lès-Beaune
The wine region of Savigny-lès-Beaune is located in the region of Côte de Beaune of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Antonin Guyon or the Domaine Simon Bize & Fils produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Savigny-lès-Beaune are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Pinot blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Savigny-lès-Beaune often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, nutty or oaky and sometimes also flavors of roasted hazelnut, tropical fruit or yellow apple.
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
Burgundy 2022 harvest: winemaker optimism running high
It’s expected the Burgundy 2022 harvest will be bigger than the region’s five-year average, France’s agriculture ministry said this month, also noting the healthy state of vineyards in the area. Final figures on yields are not yet available, but suggestions the 2022 harvest could represent a rebound from the historically low 2021 crop could be welcome among wine lovers and producers alike. This week, it was also announced that the 162nd Hospices de Beaune auction, co-hosted by ...
Errazuriz wine photographer of the year revealed
Jon Wyand has been crowned Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year after impressing the judges with his beautiful shot of a Burgundian vineyard worker gathering prunings. The photograph was taken on a crisp winter’s day at Montagne de Corton Hill in the Côte de Beaune. ‘The winning image evokes with stark beauty the reality of wine growing – you are always at the mercy of nature,’ said wine writer Joanna Simon, one of the judges. ‘But there’s an extra element here: is he scruti ...
Burgundy 2021 en primeur release volumes under pressure
Tight allocations are not new to Burgundy, but 2021-vintage en primeur release volumes may be even smaller than usual in some cases. Severe frost and mildew challenges during the growing season hit yields, even if some excellent Burgundy 2021 wines have still been produced and not every area was affected equally. ‘The quantities are particularly under pressure in the Côte de Beaune, and particularly for the Chardonnay,’ said Guy Seddon, head of fine wine buying at merchant Corney & Barrow. ‘ ...
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.
