Winery Michel PicardNuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains
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 Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains from the Winery Michel Picard
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains of Winery Michel Picard in the region of Burgundy is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains
Pairings that work perfectly with Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains
Original food and wine pairings with Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains
The Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains of Winery Michel Picard matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, bocconcini (veal rolls with ham and comté) or rabbit in foil.
Details and technical informations about Winery Michel Picard's Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains.
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 Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains from Winery Michel Picard are 2007, 2006, 2010, 2009
Informations about the Winery Michel Picard
The Winery Michel Picard is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 170 wines for sale in the of Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru 'Les Vaucrains' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru 'Les Vaucrains'
The wine region of Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru 'Les Vaucrains' is located in the region of Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alain Michelot or the Domaine Henri Gouges produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru 'Les Vaucrains' are Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru 'Les Vaucrains' often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, mushroom or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, plum or oaky.
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: Concentrator
A device that removes water from grape must by reverse osmosis or entropy system. Its proponents say that it is better to remove water than to add sugar to produce more alcohol. The improperly used concentrator can also exaggerate bad tastes or greenness of tannins.
