The Winery Gerard Maire is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Mercurey to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Gerard Maire wines in Mercurey among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Gerard Maire 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 Winery Gerard Maire wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Gerard Maire wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with cider, duck breast with black figs or rabbit legs with mushrooms.
The wine region of Mercurey is located in the region of Côte Chalonnaise of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine François Raquillet or the Domaine Michel Juillot produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mercurey are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mercurey often reveals types of flavors of non oak, green pear or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of tomatoes, white pepper or cassis.
In the mouth of Mercurey is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 310 estates and châteaux in the of Mercurey, producing 545 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mercurey go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Planning a wine route in the of Mercurey? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Gerard Maire.
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.
