Winery Grafé LecocqChablis 1er Cru 'Vaucoupin'
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Chablis 1er Cru 'Vaucoupin'
Pairings that work perfectly with Chablis 1er Cru 'Vaucoupin'
Original food and wine pairings with Chablis 1er Cru 'Vaucoupin'
The Chablis 1er Cru 'Vaucoupin' of Winery Grafé Lecocq matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of chicken bonne femme, baked cod portuguese style or scallops with coconut cream.
Details and technical informations about Winery Grafé Lecocq's Chablis 1er Cru 'Vaucoupin'.
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 Grafé Lecocq
The Winery Grafé Lecocq is one of wineries to follow in Chablis 1er Cru 'Vaucoupin'.. It offers 292 wines for sale in the of Chablis 1er Cru 'Vaucoupin' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chablis 1er Cru 'Vaucoupin'
The wine region of Chablis 1er Cru 'Vaucoupin' is located in the region of Chablis Premier Cru of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Long Depaquit or the Domaine Gueguen produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chablis 1er Cru 'Vaucoupin' are Chardonnay et Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chablis 1er Cru 'Vaucoupin' often reveals types of flavors of cream, oaky or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.
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
Emma Watson launches wine-inspired Renais gin
Emma Watson may have made her name as an actress and activist, however she has now returned to the family business and launched a gin with her brother Alex. Called Renais, the spirit’s roots are firmly set in Chablis, where their father Chris has owned vineyards for over 30 years. The base spirit of Renais is made through the distillation of wine grape skins and lees, with some sourced from the family’s own Domaine Watson. Kimmeridgian limestone – the basis of the ground in Chablis, Chablis Prem ...
Bordeaux winemaker turns north to make Breton Chardonnay
Lamballe, CEO of window manufacturer FenêtréA, purchased the 25-hectare property Kerfraval in the village of Baden, near the natural harbour of the Gulf of Morbihan, in March 2022. Sallaud will transform Kerfraval into a wine estate, named Domaine Lamballe, comprising a winery – where he will make still and sparkling wine – a visitor centre and six gites. ‘We will plant 10ha of Chardonnay in April this year to make still and sparkling wines,’ Sallaud told Decanter. ‘Mr Lamballe loves Chablis, he ...
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: Extraction
All the methods (pumping over, punching down) that allow the colour and tannins to be extracted from the grape skin during maceration, before fermentation begins. It is also possible to macerate after fermentation, but gently, so as not to extract the tannins from the seeds, which are greener. Because of its solvent power, alcohol favours extraction.
