The Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin of Bugey of Savoie

Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin
The winery offers 24 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 28 of the estates of Savoie.
It is located in Bugey in the region of Savoie

The Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin is one of the world's great estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in of Bugey to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin wines

Looking for the best Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin wines in Bugey among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin 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 Jean Christophe Pellerin wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin

How Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of salted lentils, cream and tuna quiche or magic cake cheese quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin.

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Altesse
  • Roussanne

Discovering the wine region of Bugey

Bugey is a wine region in the Ain department of eastern France. The Bugey appellation covers red, white, rosé and Sparkling wines from a range of Grape varieties. The more specific Roussette du Bugey appellation applies to the Rich white wines produced in the region from the Altesse grape. The area covers the Southern limits of the Jura mountain range, which also includes the Jura wine region to the North.

The Rhône River loops around the southern end of Bugey, before flowing south to join the famous Rhône vineyards. Lyon is some 50 kilometres to the west, and the Alpine vineyards of Savoy are directly to the east. Although not technically linked to French wine law, Bugey is often grouped with Savoie. They are close both geographically and in terms of the styles of wine produced.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin

How Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of chicken in red wine, spaghetti with tuna (real italian recipe) or summer tuna quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin.

  • Chardonnay
  • Aligoté
  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

The top red wines of Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin

How Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of spaghetti squash bolognese style, roast duck breast or duck fillet with dried apricots or golden apple and bacon gratin with spices.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin

  • 2017With an average score of 3.47/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin.

  • Gamay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Mondeuse Noire

The word of the wine: Volatile acidity

Acidity resulting essentially from alcoholic fermentation and formed from acetic acids in the free state.

The top sweet wines of Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin

How Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discover the grape variety: Aligoté

Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.

The top pink wines of Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin

How Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin.

  • Gamay

The word of the wine: Lyon pot

A 46 cl bottle with a thick bottom, typical of the Lyon region, especially used to serve Beaujolais wines drawn from the barrel.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin

Planning a wine route in the of Bugey? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin.

Discover the grape variety: Altesse

The Altesse white grape variety is French in origin, but its ancestors were brought from Cyprus. It then developed in the vineyards of the southeast of the country. The Montagnieu fusette or arbane, as it is also called, buds early in the year. A cottony veil covers the first buds. The involuted blade and the U-shaped petiolar sinus distinguish the adult, three-lobed leaves. During, sometimes for late vengeance, the clusters of medium or small size are winged, compact and cylindrical.the fruits reveal a melting pulp under a film of variable color. The pink-tan colour replaces the early reddish yellow when the berries ripen. If they persist, the berries take on a lilac hue. The vinification promises sparkling, aromatic and elegant sweet whites, or dry whites. Altesse is a grape variety to be carefully maintained against acariosis and erinosis.

News about Winery Jean Christophe Pellerin and wines from the region

Chablis wines in the Hong Kong market by Debra MEIBURG

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Food and Chablis wines pairing, by Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG

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The word of the wine: Volatile acidity

Acidity resulting essentially from alcoholic fermentation and formed from acetic acids in the free state.