Winery Michel PicardGivry
White wine
This wine generally goes well with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Givry
Pairings that work perfectly with Givry
Original food and wine pairings with Givry
The Givry of Winery Michel Picard matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of eggplant and zucchini lasagna, smoked salmon omelette or shrimp and chorizo risotto.
Details and technical informations about Winery Michel Picard's Givry.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Informations about the Winery Michel Picard
The Winery Michel Picard is one of wineries to follow in Givry.. It offers 170 wines for sale in the of Givry to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Givry
Queen appellation of the Côte Chalonnaise (southern Burgundy): Pinot Noir flagship red (~80%) — ruby robe with signature notes of strawberry, blackberry, violet evolving into liquorice, game and spices, fine tannins and lovely structure, finesse and elegance. Fresh and mineral Chardonnay flagship white (~20%) with citrus, white flowers and subtle wooded touches. AOC (1946), ~310 ha, 27 Premiers Crus, marl-limestone at 200-350 m east/southeast facing. Historic wine of Henri IV.
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: Licking
Operation consisting in sanitizing a barrel by introducing a wick of ignited sulphur which produces a release of sulphurous gas.
