Winery Lou DumontLéa Sélection Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the Léa Sélection Clos Vougeot Grand Cru from the Winery Lou Dumont
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Léa Sélection Clos Vougeot Grand Cru of Winery Lou Dumont in the region of Burgundy is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Léa Sélection Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Pairings that work perfectly with Léa Sélection Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Original food and wine pairings with Léa Sélection Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
The Léa Sélection Clos Vougeot Grand Cru of Winery Lou Dumont matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, andouillette de troyes with chaource sauce or home-made cassoulet.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lou Dumont's Léa Sélection Clos Vougeot Grand Cru.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Léa Sélection Clos Vougeot Grand Cru from Winery Lou Dumont are 2011, 2009, 2012
Informations about the Winery Lou Dumont
The Winery Lou Dumont is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 124 wines for sale in the of Clos Vougeot Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Largest Grand Cru of the Cote de Nuits (51 ha walled) in 100% Pinot Noir: powerful, colourful reds with deep robe, floral bouquet (rose, violet, mignonette) then red and black fruits (raspberry, blackberry), wild mint, liquorice and truffle with age. Elegant attack, ample structure, fine and silky tannins, ageing 10-30 years. Vineyard fragmented into 100 plots and 80+ owners, varying quality between top, middle and lower slopes. Medieval Cistercian icon.
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: Grape
Fruit of the vine in the form of bunches of grapes, also called berries, attached to the stalk. The grapes used to make wine are known as grape varieties, a generic word that designates many types of vine plant with their own characteristics.
