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 multicoloured butterfly pasta, quick salmon skewers or spaghetti with shrimp and cream.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean Virely's Le Colonel Saint-Romain.
Discover the grape variety: Kalecik karasi
Supple, elegant reds with a light ruby robe, fine tannins and fresh acidity, showing delicate aromas of strawberry, raspberry, red cherry, rose, sweet spices and floral notes. Airy, refreshing palate, compared to pinot noir for its finesse. Star of the Kalecik slopes along the Kızılırmak river near Ankara, one of the great ambassadors of the Turkish wine revival. Autochthonous Anatolian variety, saved from extinction by Ankara University in the 1970s.
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
Perched appellation in the heights of the Côte de Beaune (>300 m): Chardonnay signature as king white — golden robe with green hints and signature mineral profile with notes of white flowers (acacia, hawthorn, lime), citrus and a flint touch, lively palate becoming unctuous with age. Pinot Noir as fresh elegant red (black cherry, redcurrant, raspberry, smoked spices, fine tannins). AOC (1947), ~110 ha, marl-limestone slopes, fresh semi-continental climate.
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: Decanting
Decanting, an operation performed by a sommelier with a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.
