The Winery Maurice Descombes of Beaujolais

Winery Maurice Descombes
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 1431 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Beaujolais

The Winery Maurice Descombes is one of the best wineries to follow in Beaujolais.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Beaujolais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Maurice Descombes wines

Looking for the best Winery Maurice Descombes wines in Beaujolais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Maurice Descombes wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Maurice Descombes wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Maurice Descombes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Maurice Descombes

How Winery Maurice Descombes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of lasagne bolognaise (mascarpone), oxtail confit in red wine or cantonese rice.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Maurice Descombes

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Maurice Descombes. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Maurice Descombes

  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.77/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Maurice Descombes.

  • Gamay

Discovering the wine region of Beaujolais

Beaujolais is an important wine region in eastern France, famous for its vibrant, Fruity red wines made from Gamay. It is located immediately South of Burgundy, of which it is sometimes considered a Part, although it is in the administrative region of Rhône. The extensive plantings of Gamay in this region make Beaujolais one of the few regions in the world that is so concentrated on a single Grape variety. Pinot Noir is used in small quantities in red and rosé wines, but in the name of regional identity, it is being phased out and will only be allowed until the 2015 harvest.

Although best known for its red wines, the region also produces white Beaujolais Blanc, from Chardonnay and Aligote. These two white wine varieties are also sometimes used in local red wines, in which they can make up to 15% of the Final blend. There are several forms of Beaujolais red wine: standard Beaujolais (including Beaujolais Supérieur), Beaujolais Villages and the Young, characterful Beaujolais Nouveau. The highest quality wines of the region are those of the ten Beaujolais crus - ten wine regions Long recognized as the best in the region.

The top white wines of Winery Maurice Descombes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Maurice Descombes

How Winery Maurice Descombes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or cured meat such as recipes of spaghetti carbonara, summer tuna quiche or turkey leg with dijon sauce.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Maurice Descombes

  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Maurice Descombes.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Oeillade noire

Probably originating in the Languedoc, oeillade Noire is known by other names such as olhada, aragnan noir, ulhat, hulliade or croque. This variety should not be confused with Cinsault, which is highly productive, producing up to 5kg per vine, and is particularly noted for its drooping habit and vigour. The black eye is a late bloomer. Oidium, mildew and grey rot are its main enemies. It requires a rather short pruning, coulure and millerandage could harm its development and the grapes it would bear. It prefers a good exposure and reaches maturity around the second half of August. Its bunches are of medium size and its fruits have a great resemblance to those of the Cinsault. They have been eaten fresh at the table for a long time. The wine produced from this variety is quite alcoholic and has a colour similar to that of a cherry. The variety is no longer multiplied and seems to be on the way out.

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Discover the grape variety: Chichaud

It is most certainly from the Ardèche, and is not found anywhere else. It has long been confused with the cinsaut called boudalès in this region, which explains why it has the synonym tsintsao. It is said to be related to the white humagne. Today, Chichaud is on the verge of extinction, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.