Winery Jean VirelyLe Colonel Saint-Romain
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Le Colonel Saint-Romain
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Colonel Saint-Romain
Original food and wine pairings with Le Colonel Saint-Romain
The Le Colonel Saint-Romain of Winery Jean Virely matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pasta and peppers, gravelax salmon or waterzooï of the sea.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean Virely's Le Colonel Saint-Romain.
Discover the grape variety: Ruby-cabernet
Intraspecific crossing carried out in 1936 by Doctor Harold Paul Olmo of the University of California in Davis (United States) between the carignan and the cabernet-sauvignon. The first plantings were made in 1948 in the United States (California). Today, it is less and less multiplied, but it can still be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Yugoslavia, the United States, etc. In France, it is almost unknown.
Informations about the Winery Jean Virely
The Winery Jean Virely is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Saint-Romain to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Romain
The wine region of Saint-Romain is located in the region of Côte de Beaune of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine David Moret-Nomine or the Domaine de Chassorney produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Romain are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Romain often reveals types of flavors of cream, lemon curd or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, strawberries or leather.
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: Tressallier
White grape variety from the Allier region, identical to the Sacy variety grown in Burgundy. Rarely vinified on its own, it is used in the blending of Saint-Pourçain white wines, associated with chardonnay, the main grape variety of the appellation. Syn.: sacy.
