Winery Jean GagnerotPuligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Folatières'
White wine
This wine generally goes well with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Folatières'
Pairings that work perfectly with Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Folatières'
Original food and wine pairings with Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Folatières'
The Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Folatières' of Winery Jean Gagnerot matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pipe rigate bolognese sauce, bacalhau com natas or thai shrimp sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean Gagnerot's Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Folatières'.
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.
Informations about the Winery Jean Gagnerot
The Winery Jean Gagnerot is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 75 wines for sale in the of Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Folatières' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Folatières'
The wine region of Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Folatières' is located in the region of Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Francois Carillon or the Domaine Chavy-Chouet produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Folatières' are Chardonnay et Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Folatières' often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, toasty or flint and sometimes also flavors of butterscotch, grapefruit or lemon zest.
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: Powdery mildew
Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Less dreadful than mildew, it only attacks the surface of the green parts. Sulphur has long been the best remedy.
