Winery Marcel de NormontLes Cuvée Prestige Viré-Clessé
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, cured meat or pasta.
Food and wine pairings with Les Cuvée Prestige Viré-Clessé
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Cuvée Prestige Viré-Clessé
Original food and wine pairings with Les Cuvée Prestige Viré-Clessé
The Les Cuvée Prestige Viré-Clessé of Winery Marcel de Normont matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or cured meat such as recipes of fish with tamarind, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or coconut chicken.
Details and technical informations about Winery Marcel de Normont's Les Cuvée Prestige Viré-Clessé.
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 Marcel de Normont
The Winery Marcel de Normont is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Viré-Clessé to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Viré-Clessé
First Village appellation of the Maconnais (recognised in 1998): Chardonnay as exclusive signature white king — pale gold robe with ashen glints and signature aromatic profile of white flowers (acacia, hawthorn, honeysuckle, broom), apricot, peach, pear, almond and a quince touch, ample and fruity palate, tender and powerful marked by the typical Maconnais minerality and the sweetness of ripe grapes. AOC, marl-limestone, semi-continental climate, signature ageing 5-6 years, sometimes longer.
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: Climate
Term used in Burgundy to designate a locality. The most famous climats are subject to specific recognition and constitute the first growths.
