The Winery Jean-Marc Despres is one of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Fleurie to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Jean-Marc Despres wines in Fleurie among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Jean-Marc Despres 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-Marc Despres wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Jean-Marc Despres wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of spaghetti with shrimp and cream, dafina or pigeon with bacon and mushrooms.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Jean-Marc Despres. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, cherry or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Jean-Marc Despres. is a with a nice freshness.
Beaujolais cru nicknamed the Queen, on the single commune of Fleurie. Signature Gamay noir: floral, perfumed reds with signature notes of violet, iris, strawberry, raspberry, peony and a peppery touch, silky tannins and an airy palate - the most delicate elegance of the crus. 13 recognised climats including Poncié, La Roilette, La Chapelle des Bois. Granitic soils with sandy gruss and manganese signing the finesse.
~799 ha. Drink young or age 5-10 years.
How Winery Jean-Marc Despres wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of the garbure, rabbit with white wine or tagliatelle with scallops.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Jean-Marc Despres. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, peach or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of apricot, honey or non oak.
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.
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Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.
