Maison Paul DumayChassagne Montrachet
White wine
This wine generally goes well with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Chassagne Montrachet
Pairings that work perfectly with Chassagne Montrachet
Original food and wine pairings with Chassagne Montrachet
The Chassagne Montrachet of Maison Paul Dumay matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pasta with crispy parma ham, parillade of fish and seafood or festive sea pot.
Details and technical informations about Maison Paul Dumay's Chassagne Montrachet.
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 Maison Paul Dumay
The Maison Paul Dumay is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Chassagne-Montrachet to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chassagne-Montrachet
Burgundian jewel of great whites in the Côte de Beaune: signature Chardonnay as king white - green-gold with bronze hues, ample and refined with notes of candied citrus, peach, pineapple, honey, grilled hazelnut, almond, brioche and flinty minerality, fat-freshness balance, long ageing (10-20 years). Structured Pinot Noir red historically dominant (cherry, raspberry, spice, firm tannins). AOC (1937), 3 shared Grands Crus (Montrachet, Bâtard, Criots), 51 Premiers Crus.
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: Malolactic fermentation
Called second fermentation or malo for short. It is the degradation (under the effect of bacteria) of the malic acid naturally present in the wine into milder, less aggressive lactic acid. Some producers or wineries refuse this operation by "blocking the malo" (by cold and adding SO2) to keep a maximum of acidity which carries the aromas and accentuates the sensation of freshness.
