Winery Henri La FontaineSantenay Premier Cru
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Santenay Premier Cru
Pairings that work perfectly with Santenay Premier Cru
Original food and wine pairings with Santenay Premier Cru
The Santenay Premier Cru of Winery Henri La Fontaine matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast pork with pineapple, veal escalope (piccata milanese) or rabbit with mustard and tomatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Henri La Fontaine's Santenay Premier Cru.
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 Winery Henri La Fontaine
The Winery Henri La Fontaine is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Santenay Premier Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santenay Premier Cru
12 Premier Cru vineyards in southern Cote de Beaune, last village before the Cote Chalonnaise: mainly Pinot Noir (~80%) and Chardonnay. Reds with frank and direct character — deep ruby, nose of cherry, strawberry, raspberry and fine spice notes, structured palate with firm tannins. Flagship vineyards: Les Gravieres, Clos de Tavannes, La Comme, Beauregard. Fresh whites with white fruits and flowers.
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: Malolactic fermentation
Called second fermentation or malo for short. It is the degradation (under the effect of bacteria) of the malic acid naturally present in the wine into milder, less aggressive lactic acid. Some producers or wineries refuse this operation by "blocking the malo" (by cold and adding SO2) to keep a maximum of acidity which carries the aromas and accentuates the sensation of freshness.
