Winery Louis GrasNuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru 'Les Cras'
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru 'Les Cras'
Pairings that work perfectly with Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru 'Les Cras'
Original food and wine pairings with Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru 'Les Cras'
The Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru 'Les Cras' of Winery Louis Gras matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail and carrot stew, veal tagine with potatoes and olives or blanquette of rabbit with riesling and chanterelles.
Details and technical informations about Winery Louis Gras's Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru 'Les Cras'.
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 wineries to follow in Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru.. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru
41 Premier Cru climats on Nuits-Saint-Georges and Premeaux-Prissey (Côte de Nuits): 100% Pinot Noir — powerful, structured, noble reds with deep robe, sometimes austere in youth but built for the long haul. Nose of black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry), violet, spices, leather and underbrush. Star climats Les Saint-Georges, Les Cailles, Les Vaucrains, Les Porrets-Saint-Georges, Les Chaignots. Dense palate with firm tannins, signature longevity, ageing 10-25 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: Dress
Visual aspect of the wine. The colour is defined by its intensity, clarity, brilliance and colour, which indicate the level of evolution of the wine, thus giving an indication of its vintage.
