Winery Louis GrasCorton-Marechaudes Grand Cru
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Corton-Marechaudes Grand Cru
Pairings that work perfectly with Corton-Marechaudes Grand Cru
Original food and wine pairings with Corton-Marechaudes Grand Cru
The Corton-Marechaudes Grand Cru of Winery Louis Gras matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tunisian molokheya, veal paupiettes with forestry sauce or duck legs with confit potatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Louis Gras's Corton-Marechaudes 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.
Informations about the Winery Louis Gras
The Winery Louis Gras is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Corton Grand Cru 'Les Marechaudes' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Corton Grand Cru 'Les Marechaudes'
Grand Cru climat at Aloxe-Corton (Côte de Beaune), mid-slope south-east facing: 100% Pinot Noir, among the most sun-drenched climats on the hill. Ruby robe, refined bouquet of red fruits (raspberry, cherry) with lightly toasted and vanilla touches, full and powerful palate balancing richness and finesse with dense, enveloping tannins. Brown calcite soils with very clayey scree over draining marly limestone. Ageing potential 15–25 years.
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: Delicate
Said of a wine that is fine and subtle in the mouth.
