Winery Jean-Claude BessinLa Pièce au Comte Chablis Premier Cru 'La Fourchaume'
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Taste structure of the La Pièce au Comte Chablis Premier Cru 'La Fourchaume' from the Winery Jean-Claude Bessin
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the La Pièce au Comte Chablis Premier Cru 'La Fourchaume' of Winery Jean-Claude Bessin in the region of Burgundy is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the La Pièce au Comte Chablis Premier Cru 'La Fourchaume' of Winery Jean-Claude Bessin in the region of Burgundy often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with La Pièce au Comte Chablis Premier Cru 'La Fourchaume'
Pairings that work perfectly with La Pièce au Comte Chablis Premier Cru 'La Fourchaume'
Original food and wine pairings with La Pièce au Comte Chablis Premier Cru 'La Fourchaume'
The La Pièce au Comte Chablis Premier Cru 'La Fourchaume' of Winery Jean-Claude Bessin matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of quiche with mixed vegetables, hard-boiled eggs and gourmet muffins or panga curry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean-Claude Bessin's La Pièce au Comte Chablis Premier Cru 'La Fourchaume'.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Pièce au Comte Chablis Premier Cru 'La Fourchaume' from Winery Jean-Claude Bessin are 2015, 2016, 2013, 2017 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Jean-Claude Bessin
The Winery Jean-Claude Bessin is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Chablis 1er Cru 'Fourchaume' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chablis 1er Cru 'Fourchaume'
Flagship Premier Cru climat on the right bank of the Serein (Homme Mort, Vaupulent, Cote de Fontenay, Vaulorent): 100% Chardonnay on clay-limestone soils between 130 and 200 m, west/south-west exposure. Whites prized for sensuality and ripe fruit — golden robe with green reflections, honeyed aromas of acacia, almond and hazelnut, mineral notes of gunflint and undergrowth. Cellaring 3-10 years, one of the most generous Premiers Crus.
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: Suave
Said of a fine and unctuous wine.
