Winery Michel JuillotMercurey Premier Cru Les Combins
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Mercurey Premier Cru Les Combins of the Winery Michel Juillot is in the top 20 of wines of Mercurey Premier Cru.
Taste structure of the Mercurey Premier Cru Les Combins from the Winery Michel Juillot
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Mercurey Premier Cru Les Combins of Winery Michel Juillot in the region of Burgundy is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Mercurey Premier Cru Les Combins of Winery Michel Juillot in the region of Burgundy often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Mercurey Premier Cru Les Combins
Pairings that work perfectly with Mercurey Premier Cru Les Combins
Original food and wine pairings with Mercurey Premier Cru Les Combins
The Mercurey Premier Cru Les Combins of Winery Michel Juillot matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with caramelized onion, piccata with cheese or paella valenciana (without seafood).
Details and technical informations about Winery Michel Juillot's Mercurey Premier Cru Les Combins.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Mercurey Premier Cru Les Combins from Winery Michel Juillot are 2015, 2013, 2010, 2017 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Michel Juillot
The Winery Michel Juillot is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Mercurey Premier Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Mercurey Premier Cru
The wine region of Mercurey Premier Cru is located in the region of Mercurey of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Michel Juillot or the Domaine Albert Sounit produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mercurey Premier Cru are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mercurey Premier Cru often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, nutmeg or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or spices.
The wine region of Burgundy
Bourgogne is the catch-all regional appellation title of the Burgundy wine region in eastern France ("Bourgogne" is the French name for Burgundy). Burgundy has a Complex and comprehensive appellation system; counting Premier Cru and Grand Cru titles, the region has over 700 appellation titles for its wines. Thus, Burgundy wines often come from one Vineyard (or several separate vineyards) without an appellation title specific to the region, Village or even vineyard. A standard Burgundy wine may be made from grapes grown in one or more of Burgundy's 300 communes.
The word of the wine: Muscat blanc à petits grains
A white grape variety cultivated since antiquity on the shores of the Mediterranean, it is considered the noblest of the muscats. It is mainly used to make sweet wines, often from mutage. In France, it is the sole variety used in many natural sweet wines: muscat-de-frontignan, muscat-de-mireval, muscat-de-lunel, muscat-de-saint-jean-de-minervois, muscat-de-beaumes-de-venise, muscat-du-cap-corse. Combined with Muscat d'Alexandrie, it gives Muscat-de-Rivesaltes. It is also used to make sparkling white wines (clairette-de-die; moscato d'asti and asti spumante in Italy) and dry wines (alsace-muscat). Powerfully aromatic and complex, its wines evoke fresh grapes, roses, exotic fruits, citrus fruits and spices.
