Winery Louis GrasCorton Vergennes Grand Cru
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Corton Vergennes Grand Cru
Pairings that work perfectly with Corton Vergennes Grand Cru
Original food and wine pairings with Corton Vergennes Grand Cru
The Corton Vergennes Grand Cru of Winery Louis Gras matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos rossini with port sauce, pork shank stew or wild boar stew provencal style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Louis Gras's Corton Vergennes 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 great estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Corton Grand Cru 'Les Vergennes' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Corton Grand Cru 'Les Vergennes'
Grand Cru climat at Ladoix-Serrigny on the Corton hill, east-southeast mid-slope exposure. Mainly Pinot Noir producing dense, structured reds; also Chardonnay (Clos des Vergennes) with a flint-mineral profile. Younger Oxfordian Jurassic subsoil (145 Ma), stony red soils from brown limestone and potassium-rich marls — perfect drainage, slow ripening. Keep 15–25 years; hallmark balance of power and elegance.
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: Drawing
Synonymous with racking.
