Domaine GlantenayVolnay 1er Cru 'Clos des Chênes'
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos des Chênes'
Pairings that work perfectly with Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos des Chênes'
Original food and wine pairings with Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos des Chênes'
The Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos des Chênes' of Domaine Glantenay matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast pork with pineapple, sauté of veal with carrots or magret stuffed with foie gras.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Glantenay's Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos des Chênes'.
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 Glantenay
The Domaine Glantenay is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos des Chênes' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos des Chênes'
The wine region of Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos des Chênes' is located in the region of Volnay Premier Cru of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Michel Lafarge or the Domaine Christophe Vaudoisey produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos des Chênes' are Pinot noir et Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos des Chênes' often reveals types of flavors of earth, toasty or plum and sometimes also flavors of leather, red cherry or pepper.
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: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.
