The Winery Jules Descombins of Mercurey of Burgundy

Winery Jules Descombins
The winery offers 17 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 54 of the estates of Burgundy.
It is located in Mercurey in the region of Burgundy

The Winery Jules Descombins is one of the world's great estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in of Mercurey to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Jules Descombins wines

Looking for the best Winery Jules Descombins wines in Mercurey among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Jules Descombins 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 Jules Descombins wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Jules Descombins

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Jules Descombins

How Winery Jules Descombins wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pasta with scamorza and pancetta cheese, parillade of fish and seafood or marinated mussels with parsley.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Jules Descombins

On the nose the white wine of Winery Jules Descombins. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or oaky. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Jules Descombins. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Jules Descombins

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.35/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.94/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Jules Descombins.

  • Chardonnay
  • Aligoté
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Mercurey

Red capital of the Côte chalonnaise: signature Pinot Noir as king red (~80%) - deep ruby with notes of cherry, raspberry, blackcurrant and violet, evolving to leather, undergrowth and spices with ageing, structured tannins and a fleshy finish, fine ageing aptitude. Chardonnay in ample whites (citrus, white flowers, almond, brioche). AOC (1936), ~640 ha over Mercurey and Saint-Martin-sous-Montaigu, limestone marls, 32 Premiers Crus (Clos du Roi, Clos l'Évêque).

The top red wines of Winery Jules Descombins

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Jules Descombins

How Winery Jules Descombins wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker, express veal stew in a pressure cooker or duck breast with pepper sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Jules Descombins

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Jules Descombins. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Jules Descombins

  • 2015With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.33/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Jules Descombins.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.

The top pink wines of Winery Jules Descombins

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Jules Descombins

How Winery Jules Descombins wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, uzbek pilaf or cicadas at the chib.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Jules Descombins

  • 2016With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Jules Descombins.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Apyrene

Seedless grape.

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Discover the grape variety: Aligoté

Lively, taut whites with chiselled acidity and an airy palate, with aromas of lemon, green apple, white flowers, fresh almond and chalky notes. Typically saline finish. Star of Bouzeron AOC (the only single-variety aligoté appellation) and Bourgogne Aligoté AOC. Also used in Crémant de Bourgogne and the iconic kir cocktail (with blackcurrant liqueur). Historic Burgundian variety, a cross of pinot noir × gouais blanc, half-sibling of chardonnay.

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