Winery Lejay LagouteChambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'Les Charmes'
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'Les Charmes'
Pairings that work perfectly with Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'Les Charmes'
Original food and wine pairings with Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'Les Charmes'
The Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'Les Charmes' of Winery Lejay Lagoute matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, fillet of beef with morels or rabbit with tomato.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lejay Lagoute's Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'Les Charmes'.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Informations about the Winery Lejay Lagoute
The Winery Lejay Lagoute is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'Les Charmes' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'Les Charmes'
The wine region of Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'Les Charmes' is located in the region of Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine François Bertheau or the Domaine Amiot-Servelle produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'Les Charmes' are Pinot noir et Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'Les Charmes' often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, floral or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of iron, vegetal or mint.
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: Grand Cru
In Burgundy, the fourth and final level of classification (above the regional, communal and premier cru appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited plots of land (the climats) whose name alone constitutes the appellation. The climats classified as Grand Cru are 32 in the Côte d'Or plus one in Chablis which is divided into 7 distinct climats. Representing barely 1.5% of the production, the Grand Crus are the aristocracy of Burgundy wines.
