Winery Jean LefortAloxe-Corton Premier Cru
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru
Pairings that work perfectly with Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru
Original food and wine pairings with Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru
The Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru of Winery Jean Lefort matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley, roast veal orloff with mushrooms or alsatian wine pie.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean Lefort's Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Informations about the Winery Jean Lefort
The Winery Jean Lefort is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 56 wines for sale in the of Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru
The wine region of Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru is located in the region of Aloxe-Corton of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Antonin Guyon or the Domaine Tollot-Beaut produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru are Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, truffle or violet and sometimes also flavors of coffee, licorice or plum.
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: Free-run wine
The free-run wine is the wine that flows out of the vat by gravity at the time of running off. The marc soaked in wine is then pressed to extract a rich and tannic wine. Free-run wine and press wine are then aged separately and eventually blended by the winemaker in proportions defined according to the type of wine being made.
