Winery Michel DumontetVieilles Vignes Beaujolais-Villages
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Beaujolais-Villages
Pairings that work perfectly with Vieilles Vignes Beaujolais-Villages
Original food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Beaujolais-Villages
The Vieilles Vignes Beaujolais-Villages of Winery Michel Dumontet matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of tagliatelle with foie gras, oriental stuffed vegetables or soft and inexpensive pasta gratin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Michel Dumontet's Vieilles Vignes Beaujolais-Villages.
Discover the grape variety: Gamay noir
Light, juicy reds, low in tannins with crunchy freshness, showing aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry, banana (from carbonic maceration) and peony. Easy-drinking style of Beaujolais Nouveau, more structured and mineral on the granites of the ten crus (Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent, Fleurie, Brouilly). Also in Touraine, Auvergne and Swiss Romande. A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc.
Informations about the Winery Michel Dumontet
The Winery Michel Dumontet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Beaujolais-Villages to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Beaujolais-Villages
Quality, gourmet Beaujolais of Gamay. Fruity, crunchy reds with signature notes of cherry, raspberry, crushed strawberry and flowers (peony, violet), supple tannins and a thirst-quenching palate. Intermediate quality between generic Beaujolais and the 10 Crus, across 38 communes of the vineyard's northern hillsides. A few minority rosés and Chardonnay whites.
The wine region of Beaujolais
Kingdom of Gamay (98% of the vineyard): fruity, accessible reds with signature notes of cherry, raspberry, banana (carbonic maceration), violet and sweet spices, supple tannins and juicy acidity. From festive Beaujolais Nouveau (3rd Thursday of November) to the 10 more structured, age-worthy Crus: deep earthy Morgon, sturdy Moulin-à-Vent, floral Fleurie, crunchy Brouilly. Some lively Chardonnay. 12,000 ha south of Burgundy, granitic soils.
The word of the wine: Gutedel
See chasselas.
