Winery Honoré LavigneNuits-Saint-Georges
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Nuits-Saint-Georges
Pairings that work perfectly with Nuits-Saint-Georges
Original food and wine pairings with Nuits-Saint-Georges
The Nuits-Saint-Georges of Winery Honoré Lavigne matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baked lasagna, duck breast with pepper sauce or ramen (noodle) soup.
Details and technical informations about Winery Honoré Lavigne's Nuits-Saint-Georges.
Discover the grape variety: Humagne rouge
It is a variety of Valle d'Aosta origin and, like Arvine, it is also found in Italy. In the past, it was cultivated in Savoy and registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list B, under the name of red humagne, but it is not related to white humagne. According to recent genetic analyses, the Swiss variety Cornalin du Valais is its father and Rèze its grandmother. It is also the grandson of the petit rouge d' Aoste.
Informations about the Winery Honoré Lavigne
The Winery Honoré Lavigne is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 81 wines for sale in the of Nuits-Saint-Georges to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Nuits-Saint-Georges
Nuits-Saint-Georges is a town in eastern Burgundy which gives its name to the Côte de Nuits, the Northern half of the Côte d'Or wine district. It is known for relatively Powerful, Complex red wines from the Pinot Noir grape variety. This represents 97 percent of production, with a small amount of white wine made from Chardonnay. In terms of surface area, with 320 hectares (790 acres) of Village and premier cru Vineyards, Nuits-Saint-Georges is the second largest of the 26 commune titles in the Côte d'Or, fractionally smaller than Beaune.
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.
The word of the wine: Roast (taste of)
Characteristic taste of wines made from grapes affected by botrytis cinerea.
